The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon .
by NELKIN, Dorothy; LINDEE, M. Susan
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- ISBN 10
- 0716727099
- ISBN 13
- 9780716727095
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New York:: W. H. Freeman, 1995., 1995. 8vo. x, 276 pp. Figs., index. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. ISBN: 0716727099 "Nelkin and Lindee, sociologists and historians of science at New York Univ. and at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, respectively, have assembled a compendium of 'folklore' documenting images of the 'gene' in contemporary American popular culture. They utilize this material to examine diverse intersections between current social issues and ideas about genetic determinism. The main chapters are informative surveys of such topics as eugenics, gender, sexuality, familial relations and social behaviors (criminal genes). The authors show how malleable arguments concerning genetic determinism can be and the ways popular images may channel public perception and influence courses of research. " – Publishers Weekly.
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- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
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- PW1525
- Title
- The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon .
- Author
- NELKIN, Dorothy; LINDEE, M. Susan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0716727099
- ISBN 13
- 9780716727095
- Publisher
- W. H. Freeman, 1995.
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Genetics
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