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Cloning --- Genetic engineering --- Biotechnology. --- Cloning, Molecular. --- Genetic Techniques. --- Cloning. --- Government policy --- Government policy. --- Molecular Cloning --- Biotechnologies --- Designed genetic change --- Engineering, Genetic --- Gene splicing --- Genetic intervention --- Genetic surgery --- Genetic engineering and state --- Genetic engineering policy --- State and genetic engineering --- Genetic Technic --- Genetic Technics --- Genetic Technique --- Technic, Genetic --- Technics, Genetic --- Technique, Genetic --- Techniques, Genetic --- Genetics --- methods --- Cosmids --- Cloning, Organism --- Genetic recombination --- Biotechnology --- Transgenic organisms --- Reproduction, Asexual --- Science and state --- Genetic Counseling --- Genetic Phenomena --- Cloning, Organism. --- Cloning, Embryo --- Cloning, Human --- Embryo Cloning --- Human Cloning --- Clonings, Embryo --- Clonings, Human --- Clonings, Organism --- Embryo Clonings --- Human Clonings --- Organism Cloning --- Organism Clonings --- Cloning, Molecular --- Nuclear Transfer Techniques

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Essential reading for all those interested in the future of genetics and humankind, this book comprises the 1998 Oxford Amnesty Lectures. Each lecture is followed by a discussion article written by a prominent lawyer, scientist or philosopher.

Medical genetics --- Human cloning --- Eugenics --- Genetics, Medical. --- Ethics, Medical. --- Eugenics. --- Human Rights --- Genetics, Medical --- Ethics --- Cloning, Organism --- Genetic Engineering --- Genetic Techniques --- Humanities --- Reproductive Techniques --- History --- Social Control, Formal --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Philosophy --- Morals --- Genetics --- Medicine --- Investigative Techniques --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Health Occupations --- Health Care --- Psychology, Social --- Sociology --- Biology --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Social Sciences --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Pathology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Behavior And Behavior Mechanism --- Science, Social --- Sciences, Social --- Social Science --- General Social Development and Population --- Psychology, Perceptual --- Social Psychology --- Perceptual Psychology --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Health Professions --- Health Occupation --- Health Profession --- Profession, Health --- Professions, Health --- Occupations --- Healthcare Economics and Organizations --- Health Care Economics --- Health Economics --- Healthcare Economics --- Care Economic, Health --- Economic, Health --- Economic, Health Care --- Economic, Healthcare --- Economics, Health Care --- Health Care Economic --- Health Economic --- Healthcare Economic --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Medical Specialities --- Medical Specialties --- Medical Specialty --- Specialities, Medical --- Specialties, Medical --- Specialty, Medical --- Medical Speciality --- Speciality, Medical --- Health Workforce --- Genetic Structures --- Genetic Phenomena --- Morality --- Retrospective Moral Judgment --- Pharmacy Philosophy --- Philosophical Overview --- Hedonism --- Stoicism --- Overview, Philosophical --- Overviews, Philosophical --- Pharmacy Philosophies --- Philosophical Overviews --- Philosophies --- Philosophies, Pharmacy --- Philosophy, Pharmacy --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Regulation --- Social Control --- Control, Social --- Controls, Social --- Formal Social Control --- Formal Social Controls --- Regulations --- Social Controls --- Public Policy --- Aspects, Historical --- Historical Aspects --- Aspect, Historical --- Historical Aspect --- Histories --- Genetic Technic --- Genetic Technics --- Genetic Technique --- Technic, Genetic --- Technics, Genetic --- Technique, Genetic --- Techniques, Genetic --- Genetic Counseling --- Engineering, Genetic --- Intervention, Genetic --- Genetic Intervention --- Genetic Interventions --- Interventions, Genetic --- Biotechnology --- Cloning, Molecular --- DNA, Recombinant --- Industrial Microbiology --- Artificial Gene Fusion --- Organisms, Genetically Modified --- Animals, Genetically Modified --- Plants, Genetically Modified --- Cloning --- Cloning, Embryo --- Cloning, Human --- Embryo Cloning --- Human Cloning --- Clonings, Embryo --- Clonings, Human --- Clonings, Organism --- Embryo Clonings --- Human Clonings --- Organism Cloning --- Organism Clonings --- Reproduction, Asexual --- Nuclear Transfer Techniques --- Negative Eugenics --- Positive Eugenics --- Eugenics, Negative --- Eugenics, Positive --- Selective Breeding --- Egoism --- Ethical Issues --- Metaethics --- Moral Policy --- Natural Law --- Situational Ethics --- Ethical Issue --- Ethics, Situational --- Issue, Ethical --- Issues, Ethical --- Law, Natural --- Laws, Natural --- Moral Policies --- Natural Laws --- Policies, Moral --- Policy, Moral --- Censorship, Research --- Medical Genetics --- Anthropology, Physical --- Chromosome Disorders --- Sex Chromosome Disorders --- Genetic Diseases, Inborn --- Molecular Medicine --- Collective Human Rights --- Equal Rights --- Linguistic Rights --- Right to Housing and Shelter --- Rights of Indigenous Peoples --- Human Rights, Collective --- Indigenous Peoples Rights --- Rights, Collective Human --- Rights, Equal --- Rights, Linguistic --- Social Justice --- Human Rights Abuses --- Medical Ethics --- Professionalism --- Bioethics --- Homiculture --- Race improvement --- Euthenics --- Heredity --- Involuntary sterilization --- Reproduction Technics --- Reproduction Techniques --- Reproductive Technologies --- Technology, Reproductive --- Reproductive Technology --- Reproduction Technic --- Reproduction Technique --- Reproductive Technique --- Technic, Reproduction --- Technics, Reproduction --- Technique, Reproduction --- Technique, Reproductive --- Techniques, Reproduction --- Techniques, Reproductive --- Technologies, Reproductive --- Reproductive Medicine --- Reproductive Health Services --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- methods --- ethics --- genetica (genen) --- eugenetica (eugenese, eugenetiek) --- kloneren (klonen) --- mensenrechten (rechten van de mens) --- #GBIB:CBMER --- génétique (gènes) --- eugénisme (eugénique) --- clonage --- droits de l'homme --- Psychology --- Genetic engineering --- Human rights.

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While some commentators consider appeals to human dignity to be little more than rhetoric and not worthy of serious consideration, this text give such appeals defensible meaning through an application of the moral theory of Alan Gewirth.

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Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Patient Care --- Named Groups --- Anthropology, Cultural --- Animals --- Organisms --- Psychology, Social --- Genetic Structures --- Behavior --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Health Care --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Therapeutics --- Anthropology --- Health Services --- Genetic Phenomena --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Phenomena and Processes --- Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services --- Ethics, Medical --- Personal Autonomy --- Ethical Theory --- Biotechnology --- Commodification --- Euthanasia, Passive --- Human Body --- Cloning, Organism --- Genetic Engineering --- Ownership --- Freedom --- Human Rights --- Genome, Human --- Humanism --- Virtues --- Contracts --- Internationality --- Bioethical Issues --- Eugenics --- Chimera --- Biomedical Technology --- Tissue Donors --- Moral Obligations --- Patents as Topic --- Philosophy --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Medical Ethics & Philosophy --- Genetic Concepts --- Genetic Phenomenon --- Genetic Process --- Genetic Processes --- Concept, Genetic --- Concepts, Genetic --- Genetic Concept --- Phenomena, Genetic --- Phenomenon, Genetic --- Process, Genetic --- Processes, Genetic --- Molecular Biology --- Services, Health --- Health Service --- Therapy --- Treatment --- Therapeutic --- Therapies --- Treatments --- Disease --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Acceptance Process --- Acceptance Processes --- Behaviors --- Process, Acceptance --- Processes, Acceptance --- Genetic Structure --- Structure, Genetic --- Structures, Genetic --- Genetics --- Psychology, Perceptual --- Social Psychology --- Perceptual Psychology --- Animalia --- Animal --- Metazoa --- Cultural Anthropology --- Material Culture --- Ethnography --- Culture, Material --- Ethnographies --- Material Cultures --- Qualitative Research --- Informal care --- Care, Patient --- Informal cares --- care, Informal --- cares, Informal --- Healthcare Economics and Organizations --- Administration, Health Services --- End of Life Care --- Care End, Life --- Care Ends, Life --- Care, Terminal --- Life Care End --- Life Care Ends --- Death --- Advance Care Planning --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Behavior, Social --- Behaviors, Social --- Social Behaviors --- Eucarya --- Eukarya --- Eukaryotes --- Eukaryotas --- Eukaryote --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- General Social Development and Population --- Professional Ethics --- Ethic, Professional --- Professional Ethic --- Professional Misconduct --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Reproduction Technics --- Reproduction Techniques --- Reproductive Technologies --- Technology, Reproductive --- Reproductive Technology --- Reproduction Technic --- Reproduction Technique --- Reproductive Technique --- Technic, Reproduction --- Technics, Reproduction --- Technique, Reproduction --- Technique, Reproductive --- Techniques, Reproduction --- Techniques, Reproductive --- Technologies, Reproductive --- Selective Breeding --- Reproductive Medicine --- Reproductive Health Services --- Aspects, Historical --- Historical Aspects --- Aspect, Historical --- Historical Aspect --- Histories --- Beliefs --- Cultural Background --- Cultural Relativism --- Customs --- Background, Cultural --- Backgrounds, Cultural --- Belief --- Cultural Backgrounds --- Cultural Relativisms --- Cultures --- Relativism, Cultural --- Relativisms, Cultural --- Animal Population Group --- Population Group, Animal --- Population Groups, Animal --- Zoology --- Arts, Industrial --- Industrial Arts --- Cloud Computing --- Mercy Killing --- Killing, Mercy --- Killings, Mercy --- Mercy Killings --- Right to Die --- Suicide, Assisted --- Science, Social --- Sciences, Social --- Social Science --- Regulation --- Social Control --- Control, Social --- Controls, Social --- Formal Social Control --- Formal Social Controls --- Regulations --- Social Controls --- Public Policy --- Accountability --- Communitarianism --- Future Generations --- Obligations to Society --- Social Accountability --- Obligation, Social --- Responsibility, Social --- Accountability, Social --- Future Generation --- Generation, Future --- Generations, Future --- Obligations, Social --- Responsibilities, Social --- Social Obligation --- Social Obligations --- Social Responsibilities --- Society, Obligations to --- Arts --- Egoism --- Ethical Issues --- Metaethics --- Moral Policy --- Natural Law --- Situational Ethics --- Ethical Issue --- Ethics, Situational --- Issue, Ethical --- Issues, Ethical --- Law, Natural --- Laws, Natural --- Moral Policies --- Natural Laws --- Policies, Moral --- Policy, Moral --- Censorship, Research --- Genomes --- Genes --- Proteome --- Administration and Organization --- Administrative Technics --- Administrative Techniques --- Coordination, Administrative --- Logistics --- Supervision --- Technics, Administrative --- Techniques, Administrative --- Administration --- Administrative Coordination --- Administrative Technic --- Administrative Technique --- Technic, Administrative --- Technique, Administrative --- Genetic Technic --- Genetic Technics --- Genetic Technique --- Technic, Genetic --- Technics, Genetic --- Technique, Genetic --- Techniques, Genetic --- Genetic Counseling --- Person --- Cessation of Treatment --- Withdrawing Treatment --- Withdrawing Care --- Care, Withdrawing --- Treatment Cessation --- Treatment Cessations --- Treatment, Withdrawing --- Treatment, Withholding --- Treatments, Withdrawing --- Treatments, Withholding --- Withdrawing Treatments --- Withholding Treatments --- Resuscitation Orders --- Biologic Sciences --- Biological Science --- Science, Biological --- Sciences, Biological --- Biological Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Biologic Science --- Biological Science Discipline --- Discipline, Biological Science --- Disciplines, Biological Science --- Life Science --- Science Discipline, Biological --- Science Disciplines, Biological --- Science, Biologic --- Science, Life --- Sciences, Biologic --- Sciences, Life --- Dehumanisation --- Morality --- Retrospective Moral Judgment --- Principlism --- Ethic, Principle-Based --- Ethics, Principle-Based --- Principle Based Ethics --- Principle-Based Ethic --- Plant --- Botany --- Plant Proteins --- Ethnopharmacology --- Intellectual Properties --- Properties, Intellectual --- Property, Intellectual --- Inventions --- Clinical Ethics --- Clinical Medicine --- Ethicists --- Ethics Committees, Clinical --- Ethics Consultation --- Constitutional Law --- Court Decision --- Law --- Legal Aspects --- Legal Obligations --- Legal Status --- State Interest --- Litigation --- Medical Jurisprudence --- Aspect, Legal --- Aspects, Legal --- Constitutional Laws --- Court Decisions --- Decision, Court --- Decisions, Court --- Interest, State --- Interests, State --- Jurisprudence, Medical --- Law, Constitutional --- Laws --- Laws, Constitutional --- Legal Aspect --- Legal Obligation --- Litigations --- Obligation, Legal --- Obligations, Legal --- State Interests --- Status, Legal --- Defamation --- Lawyers --- Commercial Sector --- Prices --- Sales --- Vendors --- Business --- Businesses --- Commerces --- Commercial Sectors --- Price --- Sale --- Sector, Commercial --- Sectors, Commercial --- Vendor --- Industry --- Ethics, Business --- Human dignity --- Values --- Biology --- Biomedical ethics --- Life sciences --- Life sciences ethics --- Science --- Clinical ethics --- Health care ethics --- Medical care --- Professional ethics --- Nursing ethics --- Social medicine --- Pharmacy Philosophy --- Philosophical Overview --- Hedonism --- Stoicism --- Overview, Philosophical --- Overviews, Philosophical --- Pharmacy Philosophies --- Philosophical Overviews --- Philosophies --- Philosophies, Pharmacy --- Philosophy, Pharmacy --- Trademarks --- Patents as Topics --- Trademark --- Moral Duties --- Duties, Moral --- Duty, Moral --- Moral Duty --- Moral Obligation --- Obligation, Moral --- Obligations, Moral --- Donors --- Ovum Donors --- Semen Donors --- Transplant Donors --- Organ Donors --- Donor --- Donor, Organ --- Donor, Ovum --- Donor, Semen --- Donor, Tissue --- Donor, Transplant --- Donors, Organ --- Donors, Ovum --- Donors, Semen --- Donors, Tissue --- Donors, Transplant --- Organ Donor --- Ovum Donor --- Semen Donor --- Tissue Donor --- Transplant Donor --- Tissue and Organ Procurement --- Transplantation --- Tissue Transplantation --- Directed Tissue Donation --- Transplant Donor Site --- Biomedical Technologies --- Technology, Biomedical --- Technology, Health --- Technology, Health Care --- Health Care Technology --- Health Technology --- Biomedical Engineering --- Medical Informatics --- Hybrids --- Chimeras --- Hybrid --- Freemartinism --- Chimerism --- Negative Eugenics --- Positive Eugenics --- Eugenics, Negative --- Eugenics, Positive --- Genetics, Medical --- Biomedical Ethics --- Health Care Ethics --- Ethics, Biomedical --- Ethics, Health Care --- Bioethical Issue --- Issue, Bioethical --- Issues, Bioethical --- Human Experimentation --- Patient Rights --- Animal Experimentation --- Globalization --- International Aspects --- International Perspectives --- International Relations --- Multinational Aspects --- Multinational Perspectives --- Aspect, International --- Aspect, Multinational --- Aspects, International --- Aspects, Multinational --- International Aspect --- International Perspective --- Multinational Aspect --- Multinational Perspective --- Perspective, International --- Perspective, Multinational --- Perspectives, International --- Perspectives, Multinational --- Relations, International --- International Law --- Contract --- Contract Services --- Virtue --- Social Values --- Human Genome --- Genomes, Human --- Human Genomes --- Collective Human Rights --- Equal Rights --- Linguistic Rights --- Right to Housing and Shelter --- Rights of Indigenous Peoples --- Human Rights, Collective --- Indigenous Peoples Rights --- Rights, Collective Human --- Rights, Equal --- Rights, Linguistic --- Social Justice --- Human Rights Abuses --- Libertarianism --- Freedom of Religion --- Liberty --- Religious Freedom --- Right to Movement --- Freedom, Religious --- Freedoms --- Freedoms, Religious --- Movement, Right to --- Movements, Right to --- Religion Freedom --- Religion Freedoms --- Religious Freedoms --- Right to Movements --- to Movement, Right --- to Movements, Right --- Property Rights --- Property Right --- Rights, Property --- Practice Valuation and Purchase --- Engineering, Genetic --- Intervention, Genetic --- Genetic Intervention --- Genetic Interventions --- Interventions, Genetic --- Cloning, Molecular --- DNA, Recombinant --- Industrial Microbiology --- Artificial Gene Fusion --- Organisms, Genetically Modified --- Animals, Genetically Modified --- Plants, Genetically Modified --- Cloning --- Cloning, Embryo --- Cloning, Human --- Embryo Cloning --- Human Cloning --- Clonings, Embryo --- Clonings, Human --- Clonings, Organism --- Embryo Clonings --- Human Clonings --- Organism Cloning --- Organism Clonings --- Reproduction, Asexual --- Nuclear Transfer Techniques --- Body Parts --- Body Parts and Fluids --- Body, Human --- Human Figure --- Bodies, Human --- Figure, Human --- Figures, Human --- Human Bodies --- 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The "Frankenstein" story speaks of deep fears of biological science. Tracing the history of the development of biological science and how it has been received over two centuries, this work argues that the Frankenstein story governs much of today's debate about the new age of biotechnology. Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", a tale crafted two centuries ago "to awaken thrilling horror", is a story that speaks to deep fears and desires that lie at the heart of our responses to biological science. Tracing the history of the development of biological science and how it has been received and understood by the public over two centuries, Turney's book argues that the Frankenstein story governs much of today's debate about the onrushing new age of biotechnology. Popular images of biological science have been influenced by Mary Shelley and such literary descendants as H.G. Wells, Jack London, Karel Capek and Aldous Huxley, as well as pulp writers, journalists, essayists, filmmakers and other commentators. This book examines how these images have developed as the growth of experimental methods has created a biology with real power to control and manipulate life. Frankenstein's shadow is long, Turney finds. It has affected the debates over vivisection in Victorian Britain, early 20th-century responses to the widely advertised possibility of laboratory creation of life and controversies about test-tube babies, genetic engineering and cloning. While Frankenstein remains a vehicle for expressing our collective ambivalence about some of the defining technologies of our age, the story may have outlived its usefulness as a frame for interpreting the significance of real, as opposed to fictional, science. Recognizing the need to understand the old stories, Turney calls also for new stories - stories to help with the task of shaping and regulating the unprecedented set of possibilities biological science now offers for fashioning life to suit our own ends.

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Therapeutics --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Anthropology, Cultural --- Named Groups --- Social Problems --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Population Characteristics --- Genome --- Organization and Administration --- Genetic Structures --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Anthropology --- Phenomena and Processes --- Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Services Administration --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Genetic Phenomena --- Quality of Health Care --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Embryo Research --- Risk Assessment --- Animal Experimentation --- Cloning, Organism --- History, 19th Century --- Risk --- Social Change --- Genes --- Public Opinion --- Genetic Research --- Bioethics --- Knowledge --- Attitude --- Biomedical Technology --- Chromosome Mapping --- Fertilization in Vitro --- DNA, Recombinant --- Social Control, Formal --- Biology --- Human Body --- Eugenics --- History, 20th Century 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(Medicine) --- Modern 1601- History --- Factors, Socioeconomic --- High-Income Population --- Land Tenure --- Standard of Living --- Social Inequalities --- Social Inequality --- Factor, Socioeconomic --- High Income Population --- High-Income Populations --- Inequalities, Social --- Inequality, Social --- Living Standard --- Living Standards --- Population, High-Income --- Populations, High-Income --- Socioeconomic Factor --- Tenure, Land --- Economics --- Informal Social Control --- Control, Informal Social --- Controls, Informal Social --- Informal Social Controls --- Social Controls, Informal --- Power, Psychological --- Social Conformity --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Treaties --- Foreign Aid --- Aid, Foreign --- Cooperation, International --- Treaty --- Probabilities --- Media, Communications --- Biologic Sciences 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