'It's them faulty genes again': Women, men and the gendered nature of genetic responsibility in prenatal blood screening

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-359

  Reed, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Genetics; Prenatal screening; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64049107709     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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