Cultural locations of disability / Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell.

In Cultural Locations of Disability, Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell trace how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. The eugenics era pioneered techniques that managed "defectives" through the application of therapies, invasive case histories, and acute surveill...

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Main Author: Snyder, Sharon L., 1963-
Other Authors: Mitchell, David T., 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006.
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Summary:In Cultural Locations of Disability, Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell trace how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. The eugenics era pioneered techniques that managed "defectives" through the application of therapies, invasive case histories, and acute surveillance techniques, turning disabled persons into subjects for a readily available research pool. In its pursuit of normalization, eugenics implemented disability regulations that included charity systems, marriage laws, sterilization, institutionalization, and even extermination. Enacted in enclosed d.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 245 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
ISBN:9780226767307
0226767302
1282679325
9781282679320
9786612679322
6612679328
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.