Breeding Contempt

Author : Mark A. Largent
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813549989

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Breeding Contempt by Mark A. Largent Pdf

From the Publisher: Most closely associated today with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the first step leading to genocide. Less frequently is it depicted as a movement having links to America-a nation that has historically prided itself for its scientific rationality. But eugenics does have a history in the United States-a history that is largely the story of biologist Charles Davenport. Davenport, who led the Eugenics Records Office in the late nineteenth century, provided physicians, social scientists, and lawmakers with the scientific data and authority that enabled them to coercively sterilize men and women who were thought to be socially deviant, unfit to pass on their genes, and unable to raise healthy children. Moreover, Mark A. Largent shows how even in modern times, remnants of eugenics philosophies persist in this country as certain public figures advocate a brand of birth control-such as progesterone shots for male criminals-that are only steps away from the castrations that were once performed.

Author : Kirk A. Johnson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811329920

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Medical Stigmata by Kirk A. Johnson Pdf

This book observes the idea of race as a false representation for the cause of disease. Race-based medicine, an emerging field in pharmacology, aims to create a specialty market based on racial groups. Within this market, the drug BiDil set a precedent in this area of medicine targeting African Americans as its first racial group. Consequently, selecting African Americans as a “starter group” led to ethical questions regarding the motive behind race-based medicine within the context of the larger treatment of blacks in American medical history. This book therefore links medicine and American eugenics, examines race-based medicine’s influence on the perception of the black body, traces the influence of BiDil’s approval on the resurgence of race-based medicine, and assesses the black church’s response to race-based medicine using black liberation theology as a means to social justice.

Author : Adam Seth Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594204180

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Imbeciles by Adam Seth Cohen Pdf

One of America's great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court's infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of "undesirable" citizens the law of the land New York Times bestselling author Adam Cohen tells the story in Imbeciles of one of the darkest moments in the American legal tradition: the Supreme Court's decision to champion eugenic sterilization for the greater good of the country. In 1927, when the nation was caught up in eugenic fervor, the justices allowed Virginia to sterilize Carrie Buck, a perfectly normal young woman, for being an "imbecile." It is a story with many villains, from the superintendent of the Dickensian Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded who chose Carrie for sterilization to the former Missouri agriculture professor and Nazi sympathizer who was the nation's leading advocate for eugenic sterilization. But the most troubling actors of all were the eight Supreme Court justices who were in the majority - including William Howard Taft, the former president; Louis Brandeis, the legendary progressive; and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., America's most esteemed justice, who wrote the decision urging the nation to embark on a program of mass eugenic sterilization. Exposing this tremendous injustice--which led to the sterilization of 70,000 Americans--Imbeciles overturns cherished myths and reappraises heroic figures in its relentless pursuit of the truth. With the precision of a legal brief and the passion of a front-page exposé, Cohen's Imbeciles is an unquestionable triumph of American legal and social history, an ardent accusation against these acclaimed men and our own optimistic faith in progress.

Author : Jodi Vandenberg-Daves
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813573137

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Modern Motherhood by Jodi Vandenberg-Daves Pdf

How did mothers transform from parents of secondary importance in the colonies to having their multiple and complex roles connected to the well-being of the nation? In the first comprehensive history of motherhood in the United States, Jodi Vandenberg-Daves explores how tensions over the maternal role have been part and parcel of the development of American society. Modern Motherhood travels through redefinitions of motherhood over time, as mothers encountered a growing cadre of medical and psychological experts, increased their labor force participation, gained the right to vote, agitated for more resources to perform their maternal duties, and demonstrated their vast resourcefulness in providing for and nurturing their families. Navigating rigid gender role prescriptions and a crescendo of mother-blame by the middle of the twentieth century, mothers continued to innovate new ways to combine labor force participation and domestic responsibilities. By the 1960s, they were poised to challenge male expertise, in areas ranging from welfare and abortion rights to childbirth practices and the confinement of women to maternal roles. In the twenty-first century, Americans continue to struggle with maternal contradictions, as we pit an idealized role for mothers in children’s development against the social and economic realities of privatized caregiving, a paltry public policy structure, and mothers’ extensive employment outside the home. Building on decades of scholarship and spanning a wide range of topics, Vandenberg-Daves tells an inclusive tale of African American, Native American, Asian American, working class, rural, and other hitherto ignored families, exploring sources ranging from sermons, medical advice, diaries and letters to the speeches of impassioned maternal activists. Chapter topics include: inventing a new role for mothers; contradictions of moral motherhood; medicalizing the maternal body; science, expertise, and advice to mothers; uplifting and controlling mothers; modern reproduction; mothers’ resilience and adaptation; the middle-class wife and mother; mother power and mother angst; and mothers’ changing lives and continuous caregiving. While the discussion has been part of all eras of American history, the discussion of the meaning of modern motherhood is far from over.

Author : Rochele Evans
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1105083632

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Breeding Contempt by Rochele Evans Pdf

6x9 Hardback Special Edition Breeding Contempt is the first full length novel of a four-book series entitled WOMEN'S WORLD. The second book in this series, Balancing Power, is also complete. The third book in the series, Total Control, is well underway. The fourth book in the series is entitled Retribution. The story begins in the early 1900's in New Orleans. A beautiful young Creole woman finds herself at the mercy of men, after being orphaned. With only her charm and extreme beauty to bargain with, Marie survives, but not for long. History repeats itself in the next generation. Marie's daughter Clarise is left alone to fend for herself.

Author : John Dimon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Horses
ISBN : HARVARD:HN4UCW

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American Horses and Horse Breeding by John Dimon Pdf

Author : Daisy Eyebright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030000781486

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A manual of etiquette with hints on politeness and good breeding by Daisy Eyebright Pdf

Author : Mrs. H. W. Beecher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Home economics
ISBN : UCBK:C031198097

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Motherly Talks by Mrs. H. W. Beecher Pdf

Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191580017

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A Dictionary of Proverbs by Jennifer Speake Pdf

This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. Seeing is believing: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.

Author : Deacon Stephen A. Olenchock
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781098055707

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Thank the Holy Spirit by Deacon Stephen A. Olenchock Pdf

Thank the Holy Spirit invites the reader to enter into a scriptural journey, traveling through selected passages from the book of Genesis through the book of Revelation. Each short chapter provides easy-to-read references to scriptural texts that are followed by plain language reflections and everyday examples designed to provide helpful insights into the biblical passages.Readers are urged to approach each scriptural reference and reflection with open minds and hearts, which will allow the Holy Spirit to enter and fill their lives with renewed love, spiritual strength, and inspiration.They are encouraged to place their own lives, their thoughts, their joys, and their sorrows into the world of the Sacred Scripture, even while remembering that they are God's children who share an important role in salvation history.As each stand-alone chapter is read and contemplated, if the reader experiences inspiration or an "a-ha" moment, be sure to thank the Holy Spirit.

Author : Minnesota dairymen's association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069814394

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Proceedings of Annual Convention by Minnesota dairymen's association Pdf

Author : Minnesota Dairyman's association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Dairying
ISBN : PSU:000019071350

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Proceedings of the Annual Convention ... by Minnesota Dairyman's association Pdf

Author : Michael Rembis,Catherine J. Kudlick,Kim Nielsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190234966

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The Oxford Handbook of Disability History by Michael Rembis,Catherine J. Kudlick,Kim Nielsen Pdf

Disability history exists outside of the institutions, healers, and treatments it often brings to mind. It is a history where disabled people live not just as patients or cure-seekers, but rather as people living differently in the world--and it is also a history that helps define the fundamental concepts of identity, community, citizenship, and normality. The Oxford Handbook of Disability History is the first volume of its kind to represent this history and its global scale, from ancient Greece to British West Africa. The twenty-seven articles, written by thirty experts from across the field, capture the diversity and liveliness of this emerging scholarship. Whether discussing disability in modern Chinese cinema or on the American antebellum stage, this collection provides new and valuable insights into the rich and varied lives of disabled people across time and place.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HXQ7QV

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The Mason College Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Johannes Riis,Aaron Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780429749162

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Screening Characters by Johannes Riis,Aaron Taylor Pdf

Characters are central to our experiences of screened fictions and invite a host of questions. The contributors to Screening Characters draw on archival material, interviews, philosophical inquiry, and conceptual analysis in order to give new, thought-provoking answers to these queries. Providing multifaceted accounts of the nature of screen characters, contributions are organized around a series of important subjects, including issues of class, race, ethics, and generic types as they are encountered in moving image media. These topics, in turn, are personified by such memorable figures as Cary Grant, Jon Hamm, Audrey Hepburn, and Seul-gi Kim, in addition to avatars, online personalities, animated characters, and the ensembles of shows such as The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad.