An image of God : the Catholic struggle with eugenics /

During the first half of the twentieth century, supporters of the eugenics movement offered an image of a racially transformed America by curtailing the reproduction of "unfit" members of society. Through institutionalization, compulsory sterilization, the restriction of immigration and ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leon, Sharon Mara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Temas:
Catholic Church > United States > History > 20th century.
Église catholique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Catholic Church.
1900-1999
Sterilization (Birth control) > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Eugenics > United States > History > 20th century.
Eugenics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Religion and science > United States > History > 20th century.
Eugénisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Eugénisme > Aspect moral.
Religion et sciences > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > General.
Eugenics.
Religion and science.
Eugenik
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An image of God, not a mere animal: an introduction
  • For the welfare of the race: the early clash over reproduction and community
  • Cooperative clergy?: Catholics in the American Eugenics Society
  • Practical means: Catholic strategies for protesting sterilization statutes
  • Supreme authorities: Catholicism and eugenics beyond the borders
  • The greatest obstacle: the growth of a confident opposition
  • A great, popular, noncontroversial, and effective movement: struggling with the "New Eugenics."

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