Doctoral Dissertation Research: Prenatal Diagnostic Technologies in Germany

9816337 Goldstein/Erikson这个项目支持科罗拉多大学人类学专业的一名学生的论文研究，研究生物医学技术的使用如何受到当地历史和意识形态偶发事件的影响。该项目将分析德国产前诊断测试的使用情况，特别是羊膜穿刺术和产科超声波。虽然政府政策建议每次怀孕至少进行三次超声波检查，但德国社会有滥用优生生物医学检测的历史，目前公众对新优生学的反对呼声很高。。结果是，德国公众使用这些产前检查的比率远远高于其他可比人群，尽管存在巨大的国际差异。该项目将比较德国人和土耳其移民使用这项技术的情况，测试关于公共话语、政府政策以及种族、宗教、收入和教育变量在使用超声波方面的重要性的假设。这名学生将在德国三个中等城市的临床、研究机构和社区环境中进行人种学研究。该项目将增进我们对生物医学技术使用的社会和伦理层面的了解。此外，该项目还支持培训一名年轻的社会科学家，并促进我们对世界这一重要领域的了解。

9816337Goldstein / Erikson This project supports the dissertation research of an anthropology student from the University of Colorado, studying how the use of biomedical technology is affected by local historical and ideological contingencies. The project will analyze the use of prenatal diagnostic tests, specifically amniocentesis and obstetrical ultrasound in Germany. While government policy recommends a minimum of three ultrasounds per pregnancy, German society has a history of eugenic misuse of biomedical testing and a vociferous current public discourse against neo-eugenics. . The outcome is that the German public uses these prenatal tests at a much higher rate than other comparable populations, although with tremendous international variation. The project will compare ethnic Germans and immigrant Turkish residents in their use of the technology, testing hypotheses about the relative roles of public discourse, government policy, and the importance of ethnic, religious, income and education variables in the use of ultrasound. The student will conduct ethnographic research at clinical, research institute, and community settings in three mid-sized cities in Germany. The project will advance our knowledge of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedical technology use. In addition the project supports the training of a young social scientist, and advances our knowledge of this important area of the world.