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Psychiatry and the Legacies of Eugenics Historical Studies of Alberta and Beyond

Using institutional case studies, biographical accounts, and media developments from Western Canada and Europe, contributors trace the impact of eugenics on nursing practices, politics, and social attitudes, while investigating the ways in which eugenics discourses persisted unexpectedly and remained mostly unexamined in psychiatric practice. This volume further extends historical analysis into considerations of contemporary policy and human rights issues through a discussion of disability studies as well as compensation claims for victims of sterilization. In impressive detail, contributors shed new light on the medical and political influences of eugenics on psychiatry at a key moment in the field’s development.

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6 x 9, 412 pages
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English
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9781771992657.01
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6 x 9, 412 pages
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computer
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online resource
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History
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Arin
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