Framing the moron: the social construction of feeble-mindedness in the american eugenic era
Auteur :
O'Brien, Gerald
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719087097
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
408 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Framing the moron details the variety of dehumanizing and fear-inducing rhetoric employed by the American eugenic movement during the early twentieth century, which led to tens of thousands of innocent people being involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated. -- .