How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics

di Sheldon Ekland-Olson (Autore)

Julie Beicken (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011

Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social movements were launched to secure broad-based revisions in civil and human rights. This book is based on a hugely popular undergraduate course taught at the University of Texas, and is ideal for those interested in science-based policy, the social construction of social worth, social problems, and social movements. This book is an excerpt from a larger text, Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?, http://www.routledge.com/9780415892476/

• Autore: Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Julie Beicken
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Framing 21st Century Social Issues
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 88 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 178 mm
• Peso: 186 gr.
• EAN: 9780415501620

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