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Framing the moron : the social construction of feeble-mindedness in the American eugenic era.

Many people are shocked upon discovering that tens of thousands of innocent persons in the United States were involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated within the course of the eugenic movement (1900-30). Such social control efforts are easier to understand when we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Brien, Gerald V.
Otros Autores: Anderson, Julie, Schalick, Walton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Colección:Disability History MUP.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Framing the moron; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Metaphors and the dehumanization of marginalized groups; 2 The organism metaphor: the moron as a diseased entity; 3 The animal metaphor: the moron as an atavistic subhuman; 4 The war and natural catastrophe metaphors: the moron as an enemy force; 5 The religious and altruistic metaphors: the moron as an immoral sinner and an object of protection ; 6 The object metaphor: the moron as a poorly functioning human; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.