American eugenics

The article describes a troubled history of eugenics in the US, from its beginnings at the end of the 19th century, through the whole of the 20th. It is a part of a larger historical study on eugenics. It focuses on Davenport, Laughlin, Estabrook and the Eugenic Record Office, on the early racist eu...

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Main Author: Darko Polsek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Advancement of Philosophy 2002-12-01
Series:Prolegomena
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Online Access:http://www.hrstud.hr/prolegomena/Pro-2002-2/Pro-2002-2-Clanci-Polsek.pdf