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The Eugenic Mind Project (The MIT Press) by Robert A. Wilson PhD is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Eugenic Mind Project (The MIT Press) about?
An examination of eugenic thinking past and present, from forced sterilization to prenatal screening, drawing on experience with those who survived eugenics. Part science and part social movement, eugenics emerged in the late nineteenth century as a tool for human improvement. In response to perceived threats of criminality, moral degeneration, feeble-mindedness, and “the rising tide of color,” eugenic laws and social policies aimed to better the human race by regulating reproductive choice thro
Who reads The Eugenic Mind Project (The MIT Press)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Robert A. Wilson PhD
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780262037204
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- History, Medical, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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