Colour of disease, the: syphilis and racism in south africa, 1880-1950
Auteur :
Jochelson, K.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349409730
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Doctors drew on ideas from social Darwinism, eugenics, and social anthropology to explain the incidence of syphilis among poor whites and Africans, especially women, and to help define 'normal' and abnormal sexual behaviour for racial groups.