Three generations, no imbeciles :

Lombardo, Paul A.,

Three generations, no imbeciles : eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell / Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell Paul A. Lombardo. - 1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Problem families -- Sex and surgery -- The pedigree factory -- Studying sterilization -- The Mallory case -- Laughlin's book -- A Virginia sterilization law -- Choosing Carrie Buck -- Carrie Buck versus Dr. Priddy -- Defenseless -- On appeal : Buck v. Bell -- In the Supreme Court -- Reaction and repercussions -- After the Supreme Court -- Sterilizing Germans -- Skinner v. Oklahoma -- Buck, at Nuremberg and after -- Rediscovering Buck.

9780801898815 (e-book)


Buck, Carrie, 1906-1983 --Trials, litigation, etc.


Involuntary sterilization--Law and legislation--United States.
Eugenics--Law and legislation--United States.
Involuntary sterilization--Law and legislation--Virginia.


Electronic books.

KF224.B83 / L66 2008eb

344.7304/8