ANTH 4330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Neoliberalism, 23Andme, Biobank
24 Apr 2021
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Week 10 reading- excavating the personal genome- the. Good biocitizen in the age of precision health (lee) Genome: the good biocitizen in the age of precision. The idea of the good citizen builds, not on a legalistic framing of citizenship, but instead on one that defines citizenship through action and effort. Genomics and responsibility: "welcome to you: peter"s interpretation that he had dodged a genetic bullet reflects how consumers are comforted by direct-to-consumer information. Finding out one"s risk allows for a new set of practices for managing one"s body and health. (2) Self-care and agency in the neoliberal context go beyond assuming the role of being one"s own doctor. They in-volve a deeply rooted sense of responsibility to, as peter expressed, Industry efforts to reconstruct individuals as consum-ers rely on a neoliberal view of individual health as public health, a view in which accessing personal genetic informa-tion becomes an important demonstration of responsibility by citizens of a democracy.
