Eradicating Deafness?. Genetics, Pathology, and Diversity in Twentieth-Century America, Paperback/Marion Andrea Schmidt

How did American geneticists go from fearing the dysgenic effects of deaf intermarriage to considering modern biotechnology a threat for Deaf culture? This book provides insight into changing ideas of what deafness is, what science and medicine should achieve, and to the transformative effect of exchange between scientists and deaf communities. -- . Publisher: Manchester University Press Author(s): Marion Andrea Schmidt Illustration(s): 6 black & white illustrations Number of pages: 216 Collection: Disability History Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 15 Cover type: Paperback / softback