The politics of heredity : essays on eugenics, biomedicine, and the nature-nurture debate / Diane B. Paul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Diane B., 1946-

Series:

SUNY series in philosophy and biology

SUNY series, philosophy and biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human genetics--Political aspects--History.

Human genetics.

Eugenics--Political aspects--History.

Eugenics.

Nature and nurture--Political aspects--History.

Nature and nurture.

Nature and nurture--Political aspects.

History.

Eugenics--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 219 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1998]

Summary:

This book explores the development of hybrid corn, the history of eugenics, human genetics, the nature-nurture debate, the origins of the Marxian concept of proletarian science, the shift in the meaning of "fitness" in evolutionary theory, the practice of normal science in Nazi Germany, and the making and selling of science textbooks. While the topics are diverse, a common theme unites them -- each explores links between biological science, social power, and public policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-208) and index.

ISBN:

079143821X

0791438228

OCLC:

37980665