| The Problem of Mental Deficiency: Eugenics, Democracy, and Social Policy in Britain C. 1870-1959 Contributor(s): Thomson, Mathew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198206925 ISBN-13: 9780198206927 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 362.356 |
| LCCN: 97033636 |
| Lexile Measure: 1870 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.74" W x 8.82" (1.30 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
