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| Title |
Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
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|---|---|
| Published in |
História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-59702016000500011 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alexandra Minna Stern |
| Abstract |
From the 1920s to the 1950s, California sterilized approximately 20,000 people in state homes and hospitals based on a eugenic law that authorized medical superintendents to perform reproductive surgeries on patients deemed unfit and "suffering from a mental affliction likely to be inherited." Working with a unique resource - a dataset created from 19,000 sterilization recommendations - my team and I have reconstructed patterns and experiences of institutionalization of sterilizations. This article presents several of our important initial findings related to ethnic and gender bias in sterilization policies, and reflects on the relevance of the history for contemporary issues in genomics and social justice. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 21% |
| Brazil | 2 | 8% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 16 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 71% |
| Scientists | 4 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 10 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 10 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 10% |
| Researcher | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 60% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 2 | 20% |
| Psychology | 1 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 60% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 193. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 February 2024.
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