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Policy Press Blinded by Science: The Social Implications of Epigenetics and Neuroscience

Name: Blinded by Science: The Social Implications of Epigenetics and Neuroscience
Brand: Policy Press
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Product Description In recent years, new areas of biology, especially epigenetics and neuroscience, have enthralled the public imagination. They have been used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, from early intervention in the lives of disadvantaged children to seeking 'biomarkers' as identifiers of criminality. This timely book, written by leading commentators, critically examines the capabilities and limitations of these biotechnologies, exploring their implications for policy and practice. The book will enable social scientists, policy makers, practitioners and interested general readers to understand how the new biologies of epigenetics and neuroscience have increasingly influenced the fields of family policy, mental health, child development and criminal justice. The book will facilitate much needed debate about what makes a good society and how best to build one. It also draws attention to the ways that the uncertainties of the original science are lost in their translation into the everyday world of practice and policy. Review "Well-written, highly informative and amply referenced, this is an important book to read and return to, for teachers, students and practitioners." Professional Social Work Magazine. this book provides a wealth of information and helpful analysis...I would strongly recommend that readers buy this book and share with colleagues. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Part of the appeal of the book is the unique constellation of expertise and interests that the authors bring to their topic--it is not often you get a neuroscientist and a sociologist working together on a detailed synthesis of their respective fields. The British Journal of Social Work The information and challenges this book presents should be viewed as a timely warning to those who wish to rush to judgement about findings from science that few have examined as carefully and critically as these authors. We are in debt to them. Children Australia About the Author David Wastell began his career as a cognitive neuroscientist at Durham University before moving to the Medical School at Manchester, where his interests in technology led him to specialize in Information Systems. He is now Emeritus Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield. She is a registered social worker with an academic background in sociology and has spent the last two decades researching how professionals use knowledge in their everyday reasoning.

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Brand: Policy Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1447322339
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Popular Science > Human Biology > The Brain
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 February 2017
Listed Since: 01 September 2016

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