Determinism and Mass-Media Portrayals of Genetics

Scholars have expressed concern that the introduction of substantial coverage of “medical genetics” in the mass media during the past 2 decades represents an increase in biological determinism in public discourse. To test this contention, we analyzed the contents of a randomly selected, structured s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of human genetics 1998-04, Vol.62 (4), p.979-984
Hauptverfasser:	Condit, Celeste M., Ofulue, Nneka, Sheedy, Kristine M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Biological determinism Determinism genetic Essentialism genetic Ethics and genetics General aspects. Genetic counseling Genetic Determinism Genetics, Medical Humans Mass Media Media science Medical genetics Medical sciences
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