“The American dream”: how the United States has executed eugenic legislation to model the ideal American : one hundred years ago and today

dc.contributor.advisor Melo, Helena : Pereira de
dc.contributor.author Grandsoult, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-21T12:23:09Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-21T12:23:09Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.description Second semester University: New University of Lisbon en_US
dc.description.abstract The scientific movement of intervening on human reproduction to manipulate breeding and produce genetically superior offspring, called eugenics, became nationwide public policy in early twentieth century United States. The government and social elite sought to cleanse the country of ‘defective’ heredity and preserve the American race by promoting breeding for families who fulfilled the Anglo-Saxon ideal and suppressing procreation for those who did not. A model of genetic advancement intensified by Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich, eugenics in America provided a scientific foundation for government intervention on populations antithetical to the American identity. One hundred years later, eugenic ideals for race preservation have resurfaced with the presidential election of Donald Trump. His call to “make America great again” has facilitated the enactment of policy initiatives that target immigrants, minorities, and the poor to eliminate populations outside the model of a ‘true’ American. Despite being a nation founded on human rights principles, which are embedded in the Constitution, the endowment of these rights is conditional for the advancement and posterity of a select minority of Americans. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/20.500.11825/854
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2152
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Campus Europe (EMA) theses 2017/2018;
dc.subject United States of America en_US
dc.subject policies en_US
dc.subject immigration en_US
dc.subject criminal justice en_US
dc.subject welfare en_US
dc.title “The American dream”: how the United States has executed eugenic legislation to model the ideal American : one hundred years ago and today en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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