The Biomedical Sciences in Society: An Interdisciplinary Analysis

By Iain Crinson

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Interdisciplinarity and the Social Studies of Science and Technology.- Chapter 2: An introduction to the Philosophy of Science.- Chapter 3: Laboratory Studies, Epistemic Cultures, and the Routines of Scientific Work.- Chapter 4: The 'Gaze' of the Neurosciences.- Chapter 5: The Neuro Enculturation of the Social World.- Chapter 6: Genomics in an era of Personalised Medicine.- Chapter 7: Social Implications of the Epigenetics 'Revolution'.- Chapter 8: Governance 1 - Trust, Policy, and the Public Understanding of Science.- Chapter 9: Governance 2 - Regulation, Consent, Biobanks and Big Data.- Chapter 10: Gendering Biomedical Science.- Chapter 11: Conclusion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811595224
• ISBN13: 9789811595226
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"