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Inheriting shame : the story of eugenics and racism in America / Steven Selden ; foreword by Ashley Montagu.
Van Pelt Library HQ755.5.U5 S45 1999
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LIBRA HQ755.5.U5 S45 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Selden, Steven.
- Series:
- Advances in contemporary educational thought series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Eugenics Society.
- Eugenics--United States--History.
- Eugenics.
- History.
- United States.
- Racism--United States--History.
- Racism.
- Eugenics in textbooks.
- Racism in textbooks.
- American Eugenics Society--History.
- United States--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Eugenics--history.
- Prejudice.
- Genetics, Behavioral--history.
- Public Opinion.
- Medical Subjects:
- Eugenics--history.
- United States.
- Prejudice.
- Genetics, Behavioral--history.
- Public Opinion.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Katz, Michael B., 1939-2014 (former owner) (Storage copy)
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- In this remarkable book, Steven Selden tells the story of the eugenics movement in America during the early decades of the twentieth century. Complete with fascinating archival photographs, Inheriting Shame provides a powerful historical account and refutation of biological determinist ideas. Selden discusses the role played by America's foremost social theorists and scientists, popular media, and most importantly, the school textbook, in shaping public consciousness regarding the "truth" of biological determinism.
- Contents:
- Organizing American eugenics: 1903-1921
- Organizing American eugenics: 1922-1932
- Popularizing eugenics
- Eugenics and the textbook
- Biological determinism and exceptional students
- Resisting American eugenics
- Human behavior and biological markers: a cautionary tale.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807738131
- 9780807738139
- 0807738123
- 9780807738122
- OCLC:
- 40193554
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