O'Brien Framing the moron

The social construction of feeble-mindedness in the American eugenic era
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-5261-0342-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

Reihe: Disability History

Framing the moron details the variety of dehumanizing and fear-inducing rhetoric employed by the American eugenic movement during the early twentieth century, which led to tens of thousands of innocent people being involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Brien, Gerald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Metaphors and the dehumanisation of marginalised groups
2. The organism metaphor: the moron as a diseased entity
3. The animal metaphor: the moron as an atavistic subhuman
4. The war and natural catastrophe metaphor: the moron as an enemy force
5. The religious and altruistic metaphors: the moron as an immoral sinner and an object of protection
6. The object metaphor: the moron as a poorly functioning human
7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

O'Brien Gerald:
Gerald V. O’Brien is Professor of Social Work at Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleGerald V. O’Brien is a Professor of Social Work at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville