Title California and the politics of disability, 1850-1970 / Eileen V. Wallis

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer, [2023] ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 353 pages) : illustrations Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. "Friendless and homeless" : The Gold Rush to 1870 -- 3. "A sin and a shame" : Regional institutional development in the late 19th century -- 4. "Helpless and delinquent" : The Los Angeles Psychopathic Association -- 5. "The thankless task" : Parole, eugenics, and the institutionalization of the addicted -- 6. "Their responsibility" : From the Great Depression to the birth of the community clinic -- 7. "To promote mental health" : The bureaucracy of disability at midcentury -- 8. "Whistling in the dark" : California's politics of disability transformed -- 9. California after the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act -- Conclusion Summary "This book explores the political, legal, medical, and social battles that led to the widespread institutionalization of Californians with disabilities from the gold rush to the 1970s"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Eileen V. Wallis is Professor of History at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, in Pomona, California, USA Print version record Subject People with disabilities -- Care -- California -- History -- 19th century People with disabilities -- Care -- California -- History -- 20th century People with mental disabilities -- Care -- California -- History -- 19th century People with mental disabilities -- Care -- California -- History -- 20th century People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- California -- History -- 19th century People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- California -- History -- 20th century People with disabilities -- Care -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Case studies People with disabilities -- Care People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. People with mental disabilities -- Care California California -- Los Angeles County Genre/Form Case studies History Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book ISBN 9783031217142 3031217144

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