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1 online resource (v, 120 pages, [4] leaves of plates) : illustrations |
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[Questions of the day ; no. 14] |
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Questions of the day ; no. 14.
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"The object of issuing these essays is to invite criticism, if the subjects and their treatment entitle them to notice. They are purely tentative, the results of two special inquiries, the first of County Jails in 1874, the last of State Prisons in 1875, ordered by resolution of the Prison Association of New York. "The Jukes" is a pseudonyme used to protect from aspersion worthy members of the family therein studied, and for convenience of treatment, to reduce the forty-two family names included in the lineage to one generic application"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved) |
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"The Jukes" has long been known as one of those important books that exert an influence out of all proportion to their bulk. It is doubtful if any concrete study of moral forces is more widely known, or has provoked more discussion, or has incited a larger number of students to examine for themselves the immensely difficult problems presented by the interaction of "heredity" with "environment." Its achievement, moreover, is attributable to the qualities of the work itself, as much as to the unusual nature of its subject matter. It is not too much to say that when the first edition of "The Jukes" was published, it was the best example of scientific method applied to a sociological investigation. He went himself into the field, asked his own questions, and got concrete impressions at first hand. Then, analyzing his materials and drawing inductions, he kept strictly within his data. He had no hypothesis to verify, no theoretical antagonist to throw down. His mind was intent on discovering the truth, whatever it might turn out to be, and presenting it completely, clearly, and simply"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Medical Heritage Library |
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Juke family.
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Juke family fast |
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Criminals.
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Heredity, Human.
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Criminology.
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Criminology
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Heredity
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criminals.
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criminology.
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Criminology
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Criminals
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Heredity, Human
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Book.
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Electronic book
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Harris, Elisha
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Giddings, Franklin Henry, 1855-1931.
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