The problem of mental deficiency : eugenics, democracy, and social policy in Britain c.1870-1959 /

This volume studies the alarm about 'mental defectives' in Britain between 1870 and 1959, and the policies of segregation, community care, and sexual sterilization. It examines the origins of these central government policies, showing how they were practiced by health professionals and loc...

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Main Author:	Thomson, Mathew (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, [2001]
Series:	Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:	Eugenics > Great Britain > History. Eugenics > Government policy > Great Britain. Intellectual disability > Government policy > Great Britain. Mental health policy > Great Britain. Great Britain > Social policy. Great Britain > Politics and government. Eugenics > history Eugenics > legislation & jurisprudence Public Policy > legislation & jurisprudence Intellectual Disability > legislation & jurisprudence Intellectual Disability > history Sterilization, Involuntary > legislation & jurisprudence United Kingdom Eugénisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire. Eugénisme > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne. Déficience intellectuelle > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne. Santé mentale > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne. Grande-Bretagne > Politique sociale. Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement. Eugenics. Eugenics > Government policy. Mental health policy. Intellectual disability > Government policy. Politics and government Social policy. Great Britain. Electronic books. History.
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by Thomson, Mathew
Published 1998

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