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American eugenics

Darko Polšek

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The article describes a troubled history of eugenics in the US, from its beginnings at the end of the 19th century, through the whole of the 20th. It is a part of a larger historical study on eugenics. It focuses on Davenport, Laughlin, Estabrook and the Eugenic Record Office, on the early racist eugenicists like Grant and Ross, and on sterilization legislation in the twenties and thirties. The intention however was to put the historical debate into a contemporary context, or at least to show that some eugenic ideas have lived long after everybody thought they were dead. There are some hints and quotations that show it might still be possible to misuse sterilisation in the US today.

Ključne riječi

Eugenics; sterilization; Eugenic Record Office; Davenport; Laughlin; Ross; Grant; better baby contests

Hrčak ID:

292

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/292

Datum izdavanja:

9.12.2002.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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