Voices of Pineland : eugenics, social reform, and the legacy of "feeblemindedness" in Maine /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, Stephen T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Publishing, [2011]
Temas:
Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.) > History.
Pineland Hospital and Training Center (New Gloucester, Me.)
Intellectual disability facilities > Maine > History.
People with mental disabilities > Institutional care > Maine > History.
Residential Facilities > history
Persons with Mental Disabilities > history
Institutionalization > history
Eugenics > history
History, 20th Century
Équipements pour personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle > Maine > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Intellectual disability facilities.
People with mental disabilities > Institutional care.
Maine
Maine.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • National context surrounding Maine's School for "Feeble-minded"
  • Opening the institutional doors
  • Eugenics, racism, and sterilization
  • Continuing fears, legalized surgery, and institutional acceleration
  • Receding eugenic influence : persisting policies
  • Institutional exodus and expose
  • From medical to legal : class action, consent decrees, and controversy
  • Compliance debates and closure wars
  • Contemporary reform and continuing legacy.

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