DBST 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Racialization

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Disability Studies
• Course: DBST 1001
• Professor: Zainab Amery

Document Summary

Two forms of eugenics programs: passive eugenics: insidious forms of control or coercion of reproduction, active eugenics: the implementation of progams that force eugenics onto people. Two classes of people: unfit: helped build the foundation of what disability is considered today, fit class. Women in eugenics model: rich vs poor, poor women seen as different species, seen as threat as more poor children being brought into the world. Racialization in eugenics model: ranking system, african americans automatically ranked 2 grades lower. First wave feminist racist: believed that white woman should have birth control too, not only forced eugenics. 50% of people (cid:449)ho (cid:449)ere sterilized (cid:449)ill still ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)a(cid:271)ies, they ofte(cid:374) do(cid:374)"t li(cid:448)e past their first year. Woman should have information about whats happening in their bodies. Being quiet about special needs that could be found by testing is also hiding information.