Eugenics, Genetics, and Disability in Historical and Contemporary Perspective

Implications for the Social Work Profession

Gerald O'Brien (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

152 Seiten

2023
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-761123-4 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

Eugenics, Genetics, and Disability in Historical and Contemporary Perspective focuses on the conceptual relationship between the American eugenic movement of the early 1900s and contemporary genetic research, policy and practices, and their relevance for social work and related professions. While the expansion of pre-natal testing and other genetic innovations are often couched as a form of "new eugenics," this description is only partially correct. This book provides the first in-depth exploration of the relationship between the emerging social work profession and the eugenic movement during the first quarter of the twentieth century and considers the historical importance of this for the profession today.

Social workers played a particularly important role in the movement of eugenic policies from targeting persons with disabilities to limiting procreation among "welfare" recipients, especially minority women. As the profession attempts to come to terms with this problematic history, it also needs to understand the dual "faces" it displays to persons with disabilities. Often purported as supporters of such persons, social workers' continued embracement of the medical model of disabilities keeps them from being accepted by many as true allies in the fight for social justice related to disability inclusion.

Gerald O'Brien is Professor of Social Work at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. His career in social work included serving as the director of several programs for persons with developmental disabilities. He has taught courses on social policy, disabilities, research, macro practice and other areas at the university level for the past 25 years. Most of his research pertains to eugenics and other historical issues in disability, metaphor analysis related to social (in)justice, and social welfare policy analysis.

Introduction

Chapter 1 Setting the Stage: A Tale of Two Policy Statements

Chapter 2 A Brief History of Eugenic Control

Chapter 3 Eugenics and Persons with Disabilities

Chapter 4 Eugenics and the Social Work Profession

Chapter 5 Social Work and Contemporary Bioethical Debates

Chapter 6 The Impact of the Social Model of Disability

Chapter 7 Implications and Ongoing Questions

References

Erscheinungsdatum	09.12.2022
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 243 mm
Gewicht	358 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-761123-0 / 0197611230
ISBN-13	978-0-19-761123-4 / 9780197611234
Zustand	Neuware