Assisting Reproduction, Testing Genes : Global Encounters with the New Biotechnologies
| Autor: | Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli, Marcia C. Inhorn |
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Ethnology, Therapeutics, Diagnosis, Cross-cultural studies, National health services, Anthropology, Social sciences, Medical care, Human reproductive technology, Culture, Reproductive technology, Engineering, Medicine, Chemical engineering, Social change, Genetic screening, Sociology, Genetics--Technique, Diagnostic services
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| Popis: | Following the routinization of assisted reproduction in the industrialized world, technologies such as in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and DNA-based paternity testing have traveled globally and are now being offered to couples in numerous non-Western countries. This volume explores the application and impact of these advanced reproductive and genetic technologies in societies across the globe. By highlighting both the cross-cultural similarities and diverse meanings that technologies may assume as they enter multiple contexts, the book aims to foster understanding of both the technologies and the settings. Enhanced by cross-cultural perspectives, the book addresses the challenges that globalization presents to local understandings of science, technology, and medicine. |
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