PSYC 4039 Chapter : 3 05 13 - The First Biological Psychiatry Continued
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Large amounts of immigrants large amount of less affluent low class immigrants i particular that were having children at a high rate. Carnegie - used money to establish a center in new york at cold springs harbor hired charles davenport. Eugenics record office established by mary harriman and john d rockefeller. Rockefeller and george eastman established american eugenics society group of people interested in eugenics. 1927 compulsory sterilization upheld by the us supreme court in 8 to 1 decision. Carrie buck got raped and became pregnant, then ordered to be sterilized, considered slut, didn"t get a fair trial (her defense attorney were in league with the offense and in league with court officials and the supreme court) 45,000 people sterilized in u. s. by 1945 nearly half were in california, 2/3 of america supported it. Euthanasia: as used by the eugenicists: to kill the unfit person to prevent them from regenerated.
