Research Catalog

Title

Genes, women, equality / Mary Briody Mahowald.

Author

Mahowald, Mary Briody

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Description

xvii, 314 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. In this book, the author cites a wide range of biological and psychosocial examples that reveal its different impact on men and women, especially with regard to reproduction and caregiving.
• She examines the extent to which these differences are associated with gender injustice, arguing for positions that reduce inequality between the sexes."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Prejudice
• Ethics, Medical
• Women's Health
• Genetics, Medical
• Women > Diseases > Genetic aspects
• Women > Health and hygiene > Sociological aspects
• Medical genetics > Social aspects
• Medical genetics > Moral and ethical aspects
• Genetic Testing

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. A feminist standpoint for genetics -- Ch. 2. Women in genetics research -- Ch. 3. Women in clinical genetics -- Ch. 4. Gender justice in genetics -- Ch. 5. Allocation of genetic services and the feminization of poverty -- Ch. 6. Ethnicity, cultural differences, and sex selection -- Ch. 7. Genetic versus gestational ties to children -- Ch. 8. Disabilities, feminism, and caregiving -- Ch. 9. Cystic fibrosis and misattributed paternity -- Ch. 10. Sickle cell disease and carrier testing -- Ch. 11. Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast cancer -- Ch. 12. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and abortion -- Ch. 13. Genomic alterations and women -- Ch. 14. Behavioral genetics and alcohol consumption in women -- Ch. 15. Employment, health insurance, and the public-private distinction -- Ch. 16. Human cloning, women, and parenthood.

ISBN

0195121104

LCCN

^^^99014296^

OCLC

• 40848534
• SCSB-10039607

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library