Ideologies of discrimination: personhood and the ‘genetic group’

摘要: Abstract ‘Ideologies of Discrimination’ considers the implications new genetics for understandings personhood and relationship between people in groups. In particular, essay delineates examines emerging notion a ‘genetic group’ social redefining families, racial groups ethnic through express, often exclusive, reference to shared genome. One consequence such redefinition has been justification elaboration stigmatizing images discrimination against groups—especially those, as Jews African-Americans, that have long identified with specific somatic characteristics. A few worrisome trends begin emerge response American legal system genetic Among these is shift locus privacy identity from autonomous individual group. This challenges (and threatens) long-standing Western values (including equality liberty) depend upon ideological centrality individuality.