Down's Syndrome Screening and Reproductive Politics: Care, Choice, and Disability in the Prenatal Clinic

ISBN-13: 9780367224127 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 200 str.

Gareth M. Thomas

Opis

Drawing on an ethnography of prenatal screening for Down’s syndrome in two UK clinics, Thomas explores how and why we are so invested in this practice and what effects this has on those involved.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A Short Socio-History
Chapter 3. Hands-Off Work
Chapter 4. The Conduct of Care
Chapter 5. Constituting Risk and Disability
Chapter 6. Expectant Parents, Expecting Perfection
Chapter 7. Summary and Discussion

O autorze

Gareth M. Thomas is a Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. He is a sociologist who is interested in – among other things – medicine, disability, stigma, reproduction, health and well-being, technology, place, and interaction.