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The Problem of Mental Deficiency

By Mathew Thomson

The Problem of Mental Deficiency

By Mathew Thomson

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This is the first full study of the great alarm about "mental defectives" in Britain between 1870 and 1959, and the resulting policies of segregation, community care, and sexual sterilization. Mathew Thomson examines the origins of these policies in central government and shows how they were put into practice by health professionals and local authorities. He reveals how policy-makers avoided extremist measures such as compulsory sterilization (introduced in Germany and parts of the US during this period), not for reasons of liberal principle but because of the socially conservative and anti-interventionlist nature of British political culture.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
364
Release Date:
1998-05-14
Publication Date:
1998-04-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198206925
ISBN13:
9780198206927
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
644 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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