| Description |
1 online resource (153 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Eugenics, Genetics, and Disability in Historical and Contemporary Perspective -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Meta-​messages and a Tale of Two Policy Statements -- 2. A Brief History of Eugenic Control -- 3. Eugenics and Persons with Disabilities -- 4. The Eugenic Movement and the Social Work Profession -- 5. Social Work and Contemporary Bioethical Debates -- 6. The Role of the Social Model of Disability in the Bioethics Debate -- 7. Implications for the Social Work Profession -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
In the U.S. the eugenic alarm grew in the first three decades of the twentieth century leading to sterilization, institutionalization and other laws to restrict procreation, especially among persons with certain disabilities. This period also marked the beginning of the social work profession; and many social workers struggled with coming to grips with eugenics as a possible means of improving society. These historical issues have evolved in many ways, but the continued inter-relationship between the social work profession and persons with disabilities has particular importance during an era m |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197611241 |
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0197611249 |
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