New Genetics, New Social Formations

by Paul Anthony Atkinson and Helen Greenslade

New genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and avoid the perceived democratic deficit that may result. Papers in this volume discuss a variety of these manifestations in a global context, including:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415759439
• ISBN13: 9780415759434
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"