Eugenics, genetics, and disability in historical and contemporary perspective implications for the social work profession /

In the U.S. the eugenic alarm grew in the first three decades of the twentieth century leading to sterilization, institutionalization and other laws to restrict procreation, especially among persons with certain disabilities. This period also marked the beginning of the social work profession; and m...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Gerald, 1958-
Other Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: Oxford scholarship online.
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