How Genes Matter: Genetic Medicine as Subjectivisation Practices

by Bernhard Wieser

Understanding the significance of genetic factors for our lives requires an analysis that goes beyond biological aspects. It is especially necessary to take into account how human beings relate to others and to themselves. Who we are is a result of social action and the ways in which human beings constitute themselves as subjects. Seen from this perspective, genetic medicine is a social practice that shapes how we think about ourselves, how we...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3837637662
• ISBN13: 9783837637663
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Transcript Publishing
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"