ArticleNew genetics and society2018
Knowing something versus feeling different:The effects and non-effects of genetic ancestry on racial identity.
Article in New genetics and society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Integrating genetic ancestry into clinical care: Accuracy, utility, and stakeholder views.Journal of community genetics · 2026Article
- Parents' Perspectives on Secondary Genetic Ancestry Findings in Pediatric Genomic Medicine.Clinical therapeutics · 2023Article
- Do genomic passports leave us more vulnerable or less vulnerable? Perspectives from an online citizen engagement.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2023Article
- Impacts of personal DNA ancestry testing.Journal of community genetics · 2021Article
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- Genetic ancestry testing among white nationalists: From identity repair to citizen science.Social studies of science · 2019Article
- Consumer (dis-)interest in Genetic Ancestry Testing: The roles of race, immigration, and ancestral certainty.New genetics and society · 2019Article
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Abstract
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, there have been pitched debates about its implications and the research it enables. One prominent thread of concern focuses on the role of post-genomic science on technically enabling and generating interest in genetic ancestry testing (GAT). Critical analyses of GAT have pointed to multiple issues, raising the alarm on consumers' experiences with such technologies. This paper describes the results of a pilot study in which we tracked women's experiences receiving their genetic ancestry results, and their understandings of, reactions to, and valuing of this information over time. Overwhelmingly, our participants reported a curious combination of anticipation and satisfaction yet no discernable impact on their sense of self or racial identity. We elaborate on the effects and non-effects of GAT for the women in our study, and how we make sense of their simultaneous experiences of 'knowing something' but not 'feeling different.'
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