On the relevance of the "genetics-based" approach to medicine for sociological perspectives on medical specialization *. From: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Leeming, William | COPYRIGHT 2007 Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This paper draws on a study on the development of medical genetics as a medical specialism in the U.K. and Canada to reflect on how local and national contexts affect specialty formation. The paper begins by supporting earlier findings in the literature that stress, first, technological innovations as driving specialty formation, and second, the domination of physicians in the division of medical labour. Beyond this, however, the paper explores the specific circumstances under which genetic...

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