Jacqueline_Bollmann 
Jacqueline_Bollmann last signed in Nov 06 2009 and has been on Bukisa since Jun 15, 2009.
Jacqueline Bollmann
BA in History (Hons), The Open University
Postgrad student Copenhagen University: MA in History 2010
My special interest is eugenics.
Because it should never have existed.
And because it’s still virulent.
More than ever.
Over time, many have supported eugenics: feminists, social democrats, fascists, the Protestant churches, physicians, psychiatrists. All of them with their own agenda – all of them giving their own brand of legitimacy to this ideology.
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you feel like discussing eugenics with me!
The theoretical background to eugenic legislation in Nazi Germany and democratic Denmark 1929-1939 An introduction
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At the beginning of the twentieth century eugenics, the ideology of selective human breeding had become a widely accepted ideology, which also found its way into the legislations of a number of countries. The first social law that proscribed forced sterilisation was enacted in the US-state of
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THE INFLUENCE OF EUGENICS ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE LEGISLATON OF BRITAIN AND DENMARK IN 1913 AND 1929
by Jacqueline_Bollmann | in Culture & Society > History
Eugenics is the ideology of better breeding in humans. This concept has been popular from the beginning of the 20th century - and many countries have introduced it in their laws. This essay is about eugenics in the laws of the UK and Denmark. Who supported it and who didn't and for what reasons?
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eugenics, denmark, united kingdom, racism, mental deficiency act, act providing access to sterilisation, discrimination
