Banca de DEFESA: JOICY LEIDE DE FRANCA SANTOS

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STUDENT : JOICY LEIDE DE FRANCA SANTOS
DATE: 28/04/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Remoto/Videoconferência
TITLE:

SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND GENETIC EDITING OF HUMAN EMBRYOS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

KEY WORDS:

Embryo Genetic Editing; Theory of Social Representations; Bioethics

PAGES: 117
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

How are the elements presented in the representational field of human embryo genetic editing structured? In which context do individuals tend to position themselves more favorably to the potential application of the technique in everyday circumstances? This work intended to answer these questions through the content analysis of social representation and its relationship with attitudes about human embryonic genetic editing among students of biological sciences, psychology and law. Methodologically, the research design has an explanatory content, analyzing quantitative analyzes on quantitative and qualitative data. As hypotheses, we systematized four axes: H1 - Being a religious practitioner interferes with the more or less favorable positioning of the subjects in relation to the object; H2 - Political orientation interferes with the subjects' attitude towards the object; H3 - Students of Law, Biological Sciences and Psychology represent conflicting objects of the bioethical field in different ways; and H4 - The purpose for which the human embryo genetic editing technique will be used makes the subject more or less favorable to its practice. The hypotheses of this work were confirmed, since we were able to see through the data the salience of these variables, sometimes they were present in the objectivation processes, sometimes involved in the anchoring systems, which are also linked to the attitudinal dimension of the technique. Proximity to the group affected by a disease or disability, or being a member of these groups, even changes the way these subjects build beliefs and position themselves in relation to the practice of genetic editing. This field of research is surrounded by controversies and divergences, starting with the ambiguous nature of the condition of the embryo. This status differs among social groups because there is no consensus on when human life begins, or when an embryo should be given the status of a person with rights.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - DANIEL HENRIQUE PEREIRA ESPINDULA
Interna - ***.257.364-** - EDCLECIA REINO CARNEIRO DE MORAIS - UFPE
Presidente - 1130697 - MARIA DE FATIMA DE SOUZA SANTOS