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A century of eugenics in America : from the Indiana experiment to the human genome era /
In 1907, Indiana passed the world's first involuntary sterilization law based on the theory of eugenics. In time, more than 30 states and a dozen foreign countries followed suit. Although the Indiana statute was later declared unconstitutional, other laws restricting immigration and regulating...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Bioethics and the humanities.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1907, Indiana passed the world's first involuntary sterilization law based on the theory of eugenics. In time, more than 30 states and a dozen foreign countries followed suit. Although the Indiana statute was later declared unconstitutional, other laws restricting immigration and regulating marriage on "eugenic" grounds were still in effect in the U.S. as late as the 1970s. A Century of Eugenics in America assesses the history of eugenics in the United States and its status in the age of the Human Geno. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253004987 0253004985 1283101734 9781283101738 |