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Eugenical Sterilization in the United States
History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laughlin, Harry Hamilton, 1880-1943, author.
- Series:
- History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century.
- History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Involuntary sterilization--United States.
- Involuntary sterilization.
- Eugenics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 502 pages) : illustrations (some folded).
- Place of Publication:
- Forgotten Books
- Summary:
- Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Physiological and Mental Effects of Sexual Sterilization. Introduction 1. The Normal Course of Sexual Functions 2. Functions of the sex-glands, Other than Reproduction. A. Male - Testes b. Female - Ovaries 3. Classification of the case-histories a. Type of social inadequacy.
- Notes:
- On cover: A report of the Psychopathic Laboratory of the Municipal Court of Chicago.
- Includes index.
- Reproduction of the original from the New York Academy of Medicine.
- ISBN:
- 0-243-70969-2
- OCLC:
- 1477838349
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