Women's Studies 1021F/G Lecture 11: WEEK 11 - disabilities
23 Nov 2016
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Denaturalizes disability by unseating the dominant assumption that disability is something that is wrong with someone. Canadian history: eugenics the 19th and 20th centuries witnessed the rise of eugenics. Eugenics was a powerful social movement in canada. Positive eugenics: encourages the breeding of desirable groups. Negative eugenics: discourages the breeding of undesirable groups, pwd were undesirable group. In 1928, alberta passed the sexual sterilization act, followed by british columbia in 1933. The act allowed for the surgical sterilization of mental defectives promoting a healthy populace while reducing cost of these individuals on the state. Idea of wanting to save money to make a profit. The state literally controlled the bodies and sexuality of citizens for economic profit. The act targeted single mothers, aboriginal people, eastern europeans, and poor people. This is an example of how the state regulated sexuality in order to uphold sexism, colonialism, racism, classism and ableism.
