Bibliograph

Dangerous diagnostics, the social power of biological information, Dorothy Nelkin, Laurence Tancredi

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Dangerous diagnostics, the social power of biological information, Dorothy Nelkin, Laurence Tancredi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dangerous diagnostics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

19920808

Responsibility statement

Dorothy Nelkin, Laurence Tancredi

Sub title

the social power of biological information

Summary

An up-to-date look at current developments in diagnostic technology ; raises disturbing questions about the threat to our traditional concepts of privacy and personal antonomy

Table Of Contents

The new diagnostics -- Defining diagnosis -- Interpreting tests -- Diagnosis in the health care system -- Testing in the workplace : predicting performance and health -- The schools : testing for learning problems -- The medical empowering of legal institutions -- Social control through biological tests

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