The genetic conception of health: is it as radical as claimed?

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Petersen, Alan

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Abstract	The so-called new genetics is widely predicted to radically transform medicine and public health and deliver considerable benefits in the future. This article argues that, although it is doubtful that many of the promised benefits of genetic research will be delivered, an increasingly pervasive genetic worldview and expectations about future genetic innovations are profoundly shaping conceptions of health and illness and priorities in healthcare. Further, it suggests that debates about the normative and justice implications of new genetic technologies thus far have been constrained by bioethics discourse, which has tended to frame questions narrowly in terms of how best to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights and freedoms of the individual. Sociologists and other social scientists can help broaden debate in this field by exposing the assumptions underlying the genetic conception of health and exploring the implications of associated developments.
Thesaurusschlagwörter	public health
Klassifikation	Medizinsoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter	bioethics; conception of health; new genetics; personalized medicine
Sprache Dokument	Englisch
Publikationsjahr	2006
Seitenangabe	S. 481-500
Zeitschriftentitel	Health, 10 (2006) 4
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459306067315
Status	Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz	PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)