Title The problem of mental deficiency : eugenics, democracy, and social policy in Britain c.1870-1959 / Mathew Thomson

Published Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2001]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 351 pages) Series Oxford historical monographs Oxford historical monographs. Summary This volume studies the alarm about 'mental defectives' in Britain between 1870 and 1959, and the policies of segregation, community care, and sexual sterilization. It examines the origins of these central government policies, showing how they were practiced by health professionals and local authorities Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-342) and index Notes Print version record Subject Eugenics -- Great Britain -- History Eugenics -- Government policy -- Great Britain Intellectual disability -- Government policy -- Great Britain Mental health policy -- Great Britain Eugenics -- history Eugenics -- legislation & jurisprudence Public Policy -- legislation & jurisprudence Intellectual Disability -- legislation & jurisprudence Intellectual Disability -- history Sterilization, Involuntary -- legislation & jurisprudence Eugenics. Eugenics -- Government policy. Mental health policy. Intellectual disability -- Government policy. Politics and government Social policy. Great Britain -- Social policy. Great Britain -- Politics and government. United Kingdom Great Britain. Form Electronic book Genre/Form History.

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