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Assessing the Sociocultural Impacts of Emerging Molecular Technologies for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Joint Authors
Boenink, Marianne
van Lente, Harro
van der Laan, Anna Laura
Cuijpers, Yvonne
Moors, Ellen
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Novel technologies for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) will impact the way society views and deals with AD and ageing.
However, such “sociocultural” impacts are hardly acknowledged in standard approaches of technology assessment.
In this paper, we outline three steps to assess such broader impacts.
First, conceptual analysis of the ideas underlying technological developments shows how these technologies redraw the boundary between Alzheimer's disease and normal ageing and between biological and social approaches of ageing.
Second, imaginative scenarios are designed depicting different possible futures of AD diagnosis and societal ways to deal with ageing and the aged.
Third, such scenarios enable deliberation on the sociocultural impact of AD diagnostic technologies among a broad set of stakeholders.
An early, broad, and democratic assessment of innovations in diagnostics of AD is a valuable addition to established forms of technology assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Boenink, Marianne& Cuijpers, Yvonne& van der Laan, Anna Laura& van Lente, Harro& Moors, Ellen. 2011. Assessing the Sociocultural Impacts of Emerging Molecular Technologies for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Boenink, Marianne…[et al.]. Assessing the Sociocultural Impacts of Emerging Molecular Technologies for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Boenink, Marianne& Cuijpers, Yvonne& van der Laan, Anna Laura& van Lente, Harro& Moors, Ellen. Assessing the Sociocultural Impacts of Emerging Molecular Technologies for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452678
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452678