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Multiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science
Jennifer S. Singh
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Description for Multiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
Is there a gene for autism? Despite a billion-dollar, twenty-year effort to find out-and the more elusive the answer, the greater the search seems to become-no single autism gene has been identified. In Multiple Autisms, Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affects those who study autism and those who live with it. This is the first sustained analysis of the practices, politics, and meaning of autism genetics from a scientific, cultural, and social perspective. In 2004, when Singh began her research, the prevalence of autism was ... Read more
Is there a gene for autism? Despite a billion-dollar, twenty-year effort to find out-and the more elusive the answer, the greater the search seems to become-no single autism gene has been identified. In Multiple Autisms, Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affects those who study autism and those who live with it. This is the first sustained analysis of the practices, politics, and meaning of autism genetics from a scientific, cultural, and social perspective. In 2004, when Singh began her research, the prevalence of autism was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
352g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816698318
SKU
V9780816698318
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About Jennifer S. Singh
Jennifer S. Singh is assistant professor of sociology in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Reviews for Multiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science
Scholars of medical sociology, rhetoric, and broader medical humanities alike would benefit greatly from Singh's text. Now, as biological sciences advance in areas of genomics-and as the popularity of genetic and genomic databases among researchers surely grows-Multiple Autisms will prove to provide important early insights into how these changes matter for those perennially on the receiving end of these multiplying ... Read more