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Framing the Moron: The Social Construction of Feeble-Mindedness in the American Eugenic Era - Disability History (Paperback)
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Framing the Moron: The Social Construction of Feeble-Mindedness in the American Eugenic Era - Disability History (Paperback)

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Many people are shocked upon discovering that tens of thousands of innocent persons in the United States were involuntarily sterilized, forced into institutions, and otherwise maltreated within the course of the eugenic movement (1900–30). Such social control efforts are easier to understand when we consider the variety of dehumanizing and fear-inducing rhetoric propagandists invoke to frame their potential victims. This book, now available in paperback, details the major rhetorical themes employed within the context of eugenic propaganda, drawing largely on original sources of the period. Early in the twentieth century the term 'moron' was developed to describe the primary targets of eugenic control. This book demonstrates how the image of moronity in the United States was shaped by eugenicists.

This book will be of interest not only to disability and eugenics scholars and historians, but to anyone who wants to explore the means by which pejorative metaphors are used to support social control efforts against vulnerable community groups.

Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9781784991074
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 254 g
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 11 mm


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‘O’Brien’s book is a welcome addition to the scholarship on eugenics and to the growing number of studies dedicated to disability, marginality, and stigma in the twentieth century and beyond. Its publication, now in paperback, will hopefully ensure it a broader readership, especially among students and the general public.’ Marius Turda, Isis—Volume 107, Number 4, December 2016 - .

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