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Bioethics Ser.: Genetic Ties and the Family : The Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children by Thomas H. Murray (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801881935
ISBN-139780801881930
eBay Product ID (ePID)45959436
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGenetic Ties and the Family : the Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children
SubjectEthics, Genetics, Family Law / Children
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw, Medical
AuthorThomas H. Murray
SeriesBioethics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-003706
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal306.874/0973
Table Of ContentList of Contributors Preface Introduction: The Many-Stranded Tapestry of Parenthood Part I: Family Values: The Shifting Ground of the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 1. Paternity Palaver in the Media: Selling Identity Tests Chapter 2. Three Meanings of Parenthood Chapter 3. Ethical Issues in DNA-Based Paternity Testing Chapter 4. Paternity Testing, Family Relationships, and Child Well-Being Chapter 5. Family Therapists and Parentage Testing Chapter 6. From Genes, Marriage, and Money to Nurture: Redefining Fatherhood Part II: Parentage in American Family Law: Trends and Recommendations Chapter 7. Duped Dads and Discarded Children: A Historical Perspective on DNA Testing in Child Custody Cases Chapter 8. Guiding Principles for Picking Parents Chapter 9. Reforming American Paternity Procedures Chapter 10. Disestablishment Suits: Daddy No More? Chapter 11. Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Challenge for Paternity Laws Chapter 12. Translating Values and Interests into the Law of Parentage Determination Index
SynopsisExperts in history, law, ethics, philosophy, psychology, social work, and sociology explore the tension between biological and social conceptions of parentage. These essays reflect the changing concepts of parenthood, along with social factors that heighten conflict, such as single-parent adoption, gay and lesbian parents, child support laws, and new reproductive technologies. The contributors consider the effect of DNA-based paternity testing on family relationships and discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications., Genetic Ties and the Family brings together experts in history, law, ethics, philosophy, psychology, social work, and sociology to explore the tension between biological and social conceptions of parentage. The contributors consider the effect of DNA-based paternity testing on family relationships and discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications. These essays reflect the changing concepts of parenthood, along with social factors that heighten conflict, such as single-parent adoption, gay and lesbian parents, child support laws, and new reproductive technologies. Building on scholarship of the last quarter century--including the latest developments in law and social science research--this volume will inform the development of legislation regulating genetic testing and the use of test results in establishing parental rights. Contributors: Lori B. Andrews, J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law; Elizabeth Bartholet, J.D., Harvard Law School; Jeffrey Blustein, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Nancy E. Dowd, J.D., Levin College of Law, University of Florida; Michael Grossberg, Ph.D., Indiana University; Dorothy Nelkin, B.A., New York University; Jeffrey Parness, J.D., North Illinois University College of Law; Dianne Scott-Jones, Ph.D., Boston College; Daniel Wulff, Ph.D., Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville.
LC Classification NumberHQ755.85.G473 2006
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