Research Paper on:
Sociological Considerations of Genetics Research Effects

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the ethical, legal, moral and social impact the research will ultimately have on society. Already those concerned about genetic research have noted the shifts in health care research funding which  have left many diseases which affect the overall populations unfunded and instead focused the funding on specific diseases which may or may not be related more to certain ethnic groups.  Legally, the increasing number of genetic databases which are kept on individuals may be used for issues relating to insurance, employer files or criminal profiling and critics are concerned that  the rights of privacy also will be violated. In addition, concerns in genetic research has led to discussions regarding the rights of disable persons, women and minorities and the ultimate  effects of cloning and the human genome project. Largely, most social scientists feel that genetic research will not aid in maintaining the diversity in society but will lead to increasing  prejudice and bias. At the most recent Congressional briefing by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) a session entitled "The Genetic Revolution  and the Meaning of Life: How Will Society Respond to the Explosion of Knowledge?" was discussed. The recent advances in genetic research and technology have led social scientists in the  study of knowledge and morality in society to ask several ethical, legal and relevant social questions. Traditionally, federal money for health care  research has focused on diseases which have been the most wide spread in the overall population such as smallpox, tuberculosis and cholera. Since genetic research in the latter half of  the 20th century however has revealed that many "gene disorders (occur) at different frequencies in different prime populations" ethnic groups began forming coalitions to support research in different prime populations