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Exposed Science: Genes, the Environment, and the Politics of Population Health
Sara Shostak
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Description for Exposed Science: Genes, the Environment, and the Politics of Population Health
Paperback. We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy. This title analyzes the rise of gene-environment interaction in environmental health sciences and examines its consequences for how we understand and seek to protect population health. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422. Genes, the Environment, and the Politics of Population Health. 312 pages. We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy. This title analyzes the rise of gene-environment interaction in environmental health sciences and examines its consequences for how we understand and seek to protect population health. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBN. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight: 422.
We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy. In the last decades of the 20th century, environmental health scientists began to shift their focus deep within the human body, and to the molecular level, in order to investigate gene-environment interactions. In "Exposed Science", Sara Shostak analyzes the rise of gene-environment interaction in the environmental health sciences and examines its consequences for how we understand and seek to protect population health. Drawing on in-depth interviews and ethnographic observation, Shostak demonstrates that what ... Read more
We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy. In the last decades of the 20th century, environmental health scientists began to shift their focus deep within the human body, and to the molecular level, in order to investigate gene-environment interactions. In "Exposed Science", Sara Shostak analyzes the rise of gene-environment interaction in the environmental health sciences and examines its consequences for how we understand and seek to protect population health. Drawing on in-depth interviews and ethnographic observation, Shostak demonstrates that what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275188
SKU
V9780520275188
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About Sara Shostak
Sara Shostak is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University.
Reviews for Exposed Science: Genes, the Environment, and the Politics of Population Health
"Exposed Science's overview of the process of environmental science and regulation will be novel for most... Recommended."
Robert M. Gochfeld CHOICE "[Shostak's] method is unimpeachable ...The reader could not ask for a better guide."
Owen Whooley American Journal of Sociology "Exposed Science is a remarkable read for scientists and activists alike, as well as the many players who ... Read more
Robert M. Gochfeld CHOICE "[Shostak's] method is unimpeachable ...The reader could not ask for a better guide."
Owen Whooley American Journal of Sociology "Exposed Science is a remarkable read for scientists and activists alike, as well as the many players who ... Read more