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Title: The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kallikak_Family

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Summary: "The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness" by Henry Herbert Goddard is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the lineage of the Kallikak family to investigate the hereditary factors contributing to feeble-mindedness and other social issues, showcasing how traits may be transmitted across generations. Through careful documentation and research, Goddard aims to highlight the implications of heredity on societal constructs of morality and intelligence. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed examination of a specific family, beginning with the introduction of a young girl named Deborah, who enters the Vineland Training School for feeble-minded children. The narrative details Deborah's background, including her troubled family history marked by illegitimacy and social struggles. The initial focus on her personal development and educational progress within the institution serves as a case study to further explore the broader patterns of hereditary feeble-mindedness identified by Goddard through his rigorous fieldwork, which includes tracing the conditions of more than 300 families related to Deborah's lineage. This establishes the foundation for a more extensive investigation into the Kallikak family's ancestry and the social implications of their descent. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Goddard, Henry Herbert, 1866-1957

EBook No.: 53958

Published: Jan 13, 2017

Downloads: 246

Language: English

Subject: Heredity, Human

Subject: Mental retardation

Subject: People with mental disabilities

LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kallikak_Family

Credits: Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, MWS and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness" by Henry Herbert Goddard is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the lineage of the Kallikak family to investigate the hereditary factors contributing to feeble-mindedness and other social issues, showcasing how traits may be transmitted across generations. Through careful documentation and research, Goddard aims to highlight the implications of heredity on societal constructs of morality and intelligence. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed examination of a specific family, beginning with the introduction of a young girl named Deborah, who enters the Vineland Training School for feeble-minded children. The narrative details Deborah's background, including her troubled family history marked by illegitimacy and social struggles. The initial focus on her personal development and educational progress within the institution serves as a case study to further explore the broader patterns of hereditary feeble-mindedness identified by Goddard through his rigorous fieldwork, which includes tracing the conditions of more than 300 families related to Deborah's lineage. This establishes the foundation for a more extensive investigation into the Kallikak family's ancestry and the social implications of their descent. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Author: Goddard, Henry Herbert, 1866-1957

EBook No.: 53958

Published: Jan 13, 2017

Downloads: 246

Language: English

Subject: Heredity, Human

Subject: Mental retardation

Subject: People with mental disabilities

LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.