Problems in eugenics : papers communicated to the first International Eugenics Congress, held at the University of London, July 24th to 30th, 1912.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Conference Name:

International Eugenics Congress (1st : 1912 : London)

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eugenics--Congresses.

Eugenics.

Medical genetics--Congresses.

Medical genetics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : Eugenics Education Society, 1912-1913 (Chas. Knight & Co., Ltd.)

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Vol. 1: Variation and heredity in man / G. Sergi

On the increase of stature in certain European populations / Soren Hansen

The so-called laws of heredity in man / V. Guiffrida-Ruggeri

The inheritance of fecundity / Raymond Pearl

Ethnic psychology and the science of eugenics / Enrico Morselli

The inheritance of epilepsy / David F. Weeks

The influence of parental age on the psycho-physiological characters of children / Antonio Marro

Genetics and eugenics / R.C. Punnett

Report on the practical organisation of eugenic action / Louis Querton

Marriage laws and customs / C.B. Davenport

Eugenics selection and the origin of defects / Frédéric Houssay

General considerations upon "education before procreation" / Adolphe Pinard. Preliminary report to The First International Eugenics Congress of the Committee of the Eugenics Section, American Breeders' Association to study and report as to the best practical means for cutting off the defective germ-plasm in the human population / Bleecker Van Wagenen

Eugenics and the new social consciousness / Samuel G. Smith. Vol. 2: Practicable eugenics in education / F.C.S. Schiller

The psycho-physical elite, and the economic elite / Achille Loria

The cause of the inferiority of physical and mental characters in the lower social classes / Alfredo Niceforo

The fertility of marriages according to profession and social position / Lucien March

Eugenics and militarism / Vernon L. Kellogg

Eugenics in party organization / Roberto Michels

The influence of race on history / W.C.D. and C.D. Whetham

Some interrelations between eugenics and historical research / Adams Woods

The contributions of demography to eugenics / Corrado Gini

Maternity statistics of the state of Rhode Island, state census of 1905 / Frederick L. Hoffman

On the prophylaxis of hereditary syphilis and its eugenic effect / Dr. Hallopeau

The effect of alcohol on the germ-plasm / Alfred Mjöen

Alcoholism and degeneracy : statistics from the central office for the management of the insane of Paris and the Department of the Seine from 1867 to 1912 / Dr. Magnan and Dr. Fillassier

Eugenics and obstetrics / Agnes Bluhm

The place of eugenics in the medical curriculum / H.E. Jordan

The history of a healthy sane family, showing longevity, in Catalonia / Valenti y Vivo

Heredity and eugenics in relation to insanity / F.W. Mott

Some remarks on backward children / Raoul Dupuy.

Notes:

English, French, German or Italian.

Vol. 2 has subtitle: Report of proceedings of the first International Eugenics Congress.

Includes index.

Reproduction of the original from the London School of Economics and Political Science Library.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

464622824

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