ISBN:
0199719993
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9780199719990
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (262 pages, [8] pages of plates)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.6/66
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-1999
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1900 - 1999
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Geschichte 1900-2000
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography
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Sterilization (Birth control)
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Geburtenrückgang / Geschichte 20. Jh
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Geburtenregelung / Geschichte 20. Jh
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Sterilisation / (Unfruchtbarmachung) / Geschichte 20. Jh
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Geburtenregelung
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Sterilisation (Unfruchtbarmachung)
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Fruchtbarkeit
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Sterilisation
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Geburtenentwicklung
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Fertilität
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Sterilization, Reproductive / History
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Contraception Behavior / History
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History, 20th Century
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Geschichte
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Sterilization (Birth control) History 20th century
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USA
Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index
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Up from eugenics -- A new league -- The poverty bomb -- House on fire -- A great wave -- Tarred and feathered -- Going global
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This book takes an historical look at the sterilization movement in post-World War II America, a revolution in modern contraceptive behavior. Focusing on leaders of the sterilization movement from the 1930's through the turn of the century, this book explores the historic linkages between environment, civil liberties, eugenics, population control, sex education, marriage counseling, and birth control movements in the 20th-century United States. Sterilization has been variously advocated as a medical procedure for defusing the "population bomb," expanding individual rights, liberating women from the fear of pregnancy, strengthening marriage, improving the quality of life of the mentally disabled, or reducing the incidence of hereditary disorders. From an historical standpoint, support for free and unfettered access to sterilization services has aroused opposition in some circles, and was considered a "liberal cause" in post-World War II America. This story demonstrates how a small group of reformers helped to alter traditional notions of gender and sexuality. --From publisher's description
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