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SOC 251 (S123) Genetics, Biotechnology and Society Full list of essential readings Go to list Weeks 2&3 - 2. Eugenics and genetics

Week 2 - 2A. A historical perspective Go to section Ekberg, Merryn. 2007. “The Old Eugenics and the New Genetics Compared.” Social History of Medicine 20 (3): 581–93. http://ezproxy.uow.edu.au/login?url=http://shm.oxfordjournals.org.ezproxy.uow.edu.au/content/20/3/581.full.pdf+html. Go to item Week 3 - 2B. Contemporary issues in genetics Go to section Markens, Susan. 2013. “It Just Becomes Much More Complicated: Genetic Counselors’ Views on Genetics and Prenatal Testing.” New Genetics and Society 32 (3): 302–21. http://ezproxy.uow.edu.au/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2013.822174. Go to item Raz, Aviad E., Emilia Niemiec, Heidi C. Howard, Sigrid Sterckx, Julian Cockbain, and Barbara Prainsack. 2020. “Transparency, Consent and Trust in the Use of Customers’ Data by an Online Genetic Testing Company: An Exploratory Survey Among 23andMe Users.” New Genetics and Society 39 (4): 459–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2020.1755636. Go to item