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Feeble-Minded in Our Midst
Steven Noll
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Paperback. This text traces the history and development of institutions for the "feeble-minded" in South America between 1900 and 1940. It examines the influence of gender, race and class in the institutionalization process and relates policies in the South to those in the North and Midwest of America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFG; JKSW; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
The problem of how to treat the mentally handicapped attracted much attention from American reformers in the first half of the twentieth century. In this book, Steven Noll traces the history and development of institutions for the 'feeble-minded' in the South between 1900 and 1940. He examines the influences of gender, race, and class in the institutionalization process and relates policies in the South to those in the North and Midwest, regions that had established similar institutions much earlier. At the center of the story is the debate between the humanitarians, who advocated institutionalization as a way of protecting and ... Read more
The problem of how to treat the mentally handicapped attracted much attention from American reformers in the first half of the twentieth century. In this book, Steven Noll traces the history and development of institutions for the 'feeble-minded' in the South between 1900 and 1940. He examines the influences of gender, race, and class in the institutionalization process and relates policies in the South to those in the North and Midwest, regions that had established similar institutions much earlier. At the center of the story is the debate between the humanitarians, who advocated institutionalization as a way of protecting and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807845318
SKU
V9780807845318
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About Steven Noll
Steven Noll is adjunct assistant professor of history at the University of Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in history and is a special education teacher in the Florida public schools.
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