The micropolitics of responsibility vis-à-vis autonomy: Parental accounts of childhood genetic testing and (non)disclosure

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-271

  Arribas Ayllon, Michael ^a   Sarangi, Srikant ^a   Clarke, Angus ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aligned responsibility; Autonomy; Deferred responsibility; Genetic testing of children; Misaligned responsibility; Parental accounts; Rhetorical discourse analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 39449116878     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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