| | Amazon.com: The Unfit: A History of a Bad Idea: Books: Elof Axel Carlson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | Indeed, one of the more disturbing inferences that many readers will draw from the book is that the conceptual underpinnings of the eugenics movements did not come solely from the philosophies of the wealthy and powerful classes; rather, they were also derived from the attitudes, beliefs, and religious traditions of ordinary people. |
| | Carlson also discusses many of the well-known chapters in the history of eugenics, including the founding of the movement as a ``scientific'' field; the establishment of the Eugenics Record Office in Cold Spring Harbor, New York; the passage of compulsory sterilization laws in the United States; the Supreme Court's infamous decision in Buck v. |
| | Although many may regard the eugenics movement as little more than an unfortunate chapter in human history, Carlson's book reminds us that the idea of an unfit group of people is not likely to fade into history, since it is a common strategy for explaining and responding to humanity's moral, physiological, and psychological imperfections. |
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