Negotiating Risk

Drawing on fieldwork with British Pakistani clients of a UK genetics service, this book explores the personal and social implications of a 'genetic diagnosis'. Through case material and comparative discussion, the book identifies practical ethical dilemmas raised by new genetic knowledge...

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Exploring genetic risk Chapter 1: Medical and public perceptions of consanguineous marriage and genetic risk Chapter 2: Close kin marriages: some anthropological theory and European history Chapter 3: British Pakistani cousin marriages: balancing marital risks Chapter 4: Medical surveillance and diagnostic uncertainty Chapter 5: Responding to reproductive risk Chapter 6: Foretelling and managing infant death Chapter 7: Genetic screening and the extended family Chapter 8: Genetic risk in context Bibliography Index