Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective

Author:   B. M. Burke ,  Aliza Kolker ,  Arthur L. Caplan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9780897893374


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   21 July 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   B. M. Burke ,  Aliza Kolker ,  Arthur L. Caplan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9780897893374


ISBN 10:   0897893379
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   21 July 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Arthur L. Caplan The Social Construction of Pregnancy The Procedures The Ethos of Nondirectiveness The Genetic Counseling Session Amniocentesis: The Early Years Who Uses Prenatal Diagnosis Today Assessing the Risks Attitudes about Abortion Abnormal Diagnosis and Termination Fetal Sex Identification Prenatal Testing and Competing Social Goals Appendices References Index

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".,.""a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.""-The Midwest Book Review ?...a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.?-The Midwest Book Review ?This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.?-Journal of Genetic Counseling ...""a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.""-The Midwest Book Review ""This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.""-Journal of Genetic Counseling"


.,. a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review


This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved. -Journal of Genetic Counseling ... a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review ?This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.?-Journal of Genetic Counseling ?...a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.?-The Midwest Book Review .,. a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review


.,. a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review ?...a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.?-The Midwest Book Review ?This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.?-Journal of Genetic Counseling ... a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved. -Journal of Genetic Counseling


Author Information

ALIZA KOLKER is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University. She is the author or editor of three previous books on health and policy issues. MEREDITH BURKE, a consulting demographer to major donor agencies overseas, has taught health and demographic policy courses at several universities. Formerly with the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996-7. She has published extensively in professional journals and in the news media about genetics, health care and policy issues.

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