Abstract
This article discusses eugenics in the Americas – a scientific ideology that profoundly has affected the history of this region – and identifies common themes and varied examples for comparison. These examples demonstrate the influence of the ‘well-born science’ on medicine, psychiatry, education, and public policy. This article includes a broad overview of eugenics in South and North America, pointing out areas of differences and commonalities. The chapter also discusses examples of formal eugenics organizations, in their national and pan-American context and the utility of eugenics for its practitioners. The article finishes discussing examples of eugenic practice through immigration policy, puericulture programs, and sterilization.
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