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Winzer, Margaret; O'Connor, Anne – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
The history of the eugenics movement is reviewed. The authors conclude that, despite changed terminology and a shifting emphasis, advocacy of eugenics and its discrimination against poor and mentally retarded persons still persists today. (MC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Low Income Groups, Mental Retardation, Social Attitudes
