Prenatal testing : a sociological perspective / Aliza Kolker & B. Meredith Burke ; foreword by Arthur L. Caplan
- Bib ID:
- 1884457
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Kolker, Aliza
- Description:
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- Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1994
- xxii, 221 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0897893379 (alkaline paper)
- Full contents:
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- Foreword / Arthur L. Caplan
- 1. Prenatal Testing and the Social Construction of Pregnancy
- 2. The Procedures
- 3. The Evolution of an Ethos: Counselors and Nondirectiveness
- 4. The Genetic Counseling Session
- 5. Reactions to Amniocentesis: The Early Years
- 6. Who Uses Prenatal Diagnosis: Innovation
- 7. Assessing the Risks
- 8. Attitudes about Abortion
- 9. Abnormal Diagnosis and Termination
- 10. Fetal Sex Identification
- 11. Knowledge for What? Prenatal Testing and Competing Social Goals
- Appendix A. Survey Questionnaire for Women Who Had CVS
- Appendix B. Interview Guide for Genetic Counselors
- Appendix C. Questions about Abortion Attitudes in the General Social Survey
- Appendix D. Occupational Prestige and Socioeconomic Status.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Burke, B. Meredith, 1947-
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2001
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