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Preaching eugenics : religious leaders and the American eugenics movement.

The author tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and enthusiastically embraced eugenics - a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time. She argues that religious leaders pursued eugenics precisely when they moved away from traditional religi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosen, Christine
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Fervent charity
  • Certifying eugenic purity in the churches
  • Protestant promoters and Jewish eugenics
  • Eugenicists discover Jesus
  • Sterilization, birth control, and the Catholic confrontation with eugenics
  • Twilight converts.