Cultural locations of disability /
In Cultural Locations of Disability, Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell trace how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. The eugenics era pioneered techniques that managed "defectives" through the application of therapies, invasive case histories, and acute surveill...
| Основен автор: | Snyder, Sharon L., 1963- |
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| Други автори: | Mitchell, David T., 1962- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
℗♭2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=328215 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Cultural locations of disability. |
| Резюме: |
In Cultural Locations of Disability, Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell trace how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. The eugenics era pioneered techniques that managed "defectives" through the application of therapies, invasive case histories, and acute surveillance techniques, turning disabled persons into subjects for a readily available research pool. In its pursuit of normalization, eugenics implemented disability regulations that included charity systems, marriage laws, sterilization, institutionalization, and even extermination. Enacted in enclosed d. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 245 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226767307 0226767302 |