Dangerous Diagnostic - Hardcover

Sociologist Nelkin and law professor Tancredi ask the old question, "What are they keeping in our files?" about a panoply of new information that falls under the rubric of personal biochemistry, including genetic testing, brain chemistry studies, and hereditary predisposition to conditions such as heart disease. The authors say that medical test results are finding their way into personnel files, school records, insurance company data banks, and courtrooms and are too incompletely understood, wrongly applied, or used for the wrong reasons. Particularly well-reasoned in its analysis of biological data in the courtroom, this book is slightly ahead of its time and should have a place in collections on the cutting edge of social issues. Well-documented, but, alas, no bibliography, just end notes.
- Mark L. Shelton, Columbus, Ohio
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