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Born and Made

An Ethnography of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

By: Sarah Franklin,Celia Roberts

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Born and Made

An Ethnography of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

By: Sarah Franklin,Celia Roberts

Are new reproductive and genetic technologies racing ahead of a society that is unable to establish limits to their use? Have the "new genetics" outpaced our ability to control their future applications? This book examines the case of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the procedure used to prevent serious genetic disease by embryo selection, and the so-called "designer baby" method. Using detailed empirical evidence, the authors show that far from being a runaway technology, the regulation of PGD over the past fifteen years provides an example of precaution and restraint, as well as continual adaptation to changing social circumstances. Through interviews, media and policy analysis, and participant observation at two PGD centers in the United Kingdom, Born and Made provides an in-depth sociological examination of the competing moral obligations that define the experience of PGD. Among the many novel findings of this pathbreaking ethnography of reproductive biomedicine is the prominence of uncertainty and ambivalence among PGD patients and professionals--a finding characteristic of the emerging "biosociety," in which scientific progress is inherently paradoxical and contradictory. In contrast to much of the speculative futurology that defines this field, Born and Made provides a timely and revealing case study of the on-the-ground decision-making that shapes technological assistance to human heredity.

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Princeton University Press

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1400835429

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9781400835423

The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture

By: Celia Esther Arredondo Zambrano

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The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture

By: Celia Esther Arredondo Zambrano

This book presents the making of Mexican Modernist architecture through five power structures – academic, social status, economic/political, gender, and postcolonial – and by interviews and analysis of 13 key Mexican architects. These include Luis Barragán, José Villagrán García, Juan O’Gorman, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Agustín Hernández, Abraham Zabludovsky, Carlos Mijares, Ricardo Legorreta, Juan José Díaz Infante, Enrique Norten, Alberto Kalach, Javier Sordo Madaleno and Clara de Buen. Although the five power structures framed what was built, the testimony of these Mexican architects helps us to recognize and discover subtleties and nuances. Their views thereby shed light on what contributed to making Mexican Modernist architecture so distinctive globally. Even if these architects were not always aware of the power structures, their projects nonetheless supported discrimination, marginalization and subjugation. In that sense the book also reveals the extent to which these power structures are still present today. The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture’s uniqueness lies in uncovering the remarkable buildings that arose amid the five power structures while at the same time questioning their validity. It also voices the urgent need today for a new kind of architecture outside these boundaries. The book is essential reading for anyone studying Mexican and Latin American architecture.

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321

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Taylor & Francis

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1000858774

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9781000858778

Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse

Understanding, Assessment and Response

By: Celia Doyle,Charles Timms

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Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse

Understanding, Assessment and Response

By: Celia Doyle,Charles Timms

Protecting children from emotional abuse and neglect is a serious and complex area of social work practice. This book takes readers step-by-step through the underlining theory, skills and practice of working with vulnerable children, highlighting essential contemporary research evidence throughout. Part 1: Understanding introduces the nature and consequences of child neglect and emotional abuse, including up-to-date knowledge about the physiological impact of childhood malnutrition and emotional deprivation. Part 2: Assessment considers in detail the factors which can contribute to the complexity of the assessment process and explains assessment procedures. Part 3: Response offers insights into positive interventions, including some innovative modern therapies and family management approaches such as ′PACT′. Using a series of case studies to make complex skills and knowledge accessible, this is essential reading for students and professionals across disciplines that may come into contact with vulnerable children.

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SAGE

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1446298094

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9781446298091

Cambridge IGCSETM English as a Second Language Teacher's Guide (Collins Cambridge IGCSETM)

By: Susan Anstey,Alison Burch,Lucy Cooper,Lucy Hobbs,Avril Kirkham,Shubha Koshy,Sioban Parker,Lorna Pepper,Celia Wigley

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Cambridge IGCSETM English as a Second Language Teacher's Guide (Collins Cambridge IGCSETM)

By: Susan Anstey,Alison Burch,Lucy Cooper,Lucy Hobbs,Avril Kirkham,Shubha Koshy,Sioban Parker,Lorna Pepper,Celia Wigley

Collins Cambridge IGCSETM English as a Second Language Third Edition has been fully updated to support the revised Cambridge IGCSETM and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024

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HarperCollins UK

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0008493138

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9780008493134

Book's by Celia Wigley

Born and Made

Born and Made

The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture

The Making of Mexican Modernist Architecture

Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse

Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse

Cambridge IGCSETM English as a Second Language Teacher's Guide (Collins Cambridge IGCSETM)

Cambridge IGCSETM English as a Second Language Teacher's Guide (Collins Cambridge IGCSETM)

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