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Genetic Testing
Accounts of Autonomy, Responsibility and Blame
Series: Genetics and Society
Advances in molecular genetics have led to the increasing availability of genetic testing for a variety of inherited disorders. While this new knowledge presents many obvious health benefits to prospective individuals and their families it also raises complex ethical and moral dilemmas for families...
Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
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Language Practices in Social Work
Categorisation and Accountability in Child Welfare
Analysis of language and discourse in social sciences has become increasingly popular over the past thirty years. Only very recently has it been applied to the study of social work, despite the fact that communication and language are central to social work practice. This book looks at how social...
Published February 1st 2006 by Routledge