Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 968187
From "The Banishment of Criminals" to Professional Eugenics: Eugenics in Croatia Before World War II
From "The Banishment of Criminals" to Professional Eugenics: Eugenics in Croatia Before World War II // Society for the Social History of Medicine 2014 Conference: Disease, Health, and the State
Oxford, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 2014. str. 18-18 (predavanje, međunarodna recenzija, sažetak, ostalo)
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Naslov
From "The Banishment of Criminals" to Professional Eugenics: Eugenics in Croatia Before World War II
Autori
Kuhar, Martin
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo
Skup
Society for the Social History of Medicine 2014 Conference: Disease, Health, and the State
Mjesto i datum
Oxford, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 10.07.2014. - 12.07.2014
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija
Ključne riječi
eugenics ; Croatia
Sažetak
In this paper I will elaborate on the development and character of eugenic debates in Croatia before World War II, and argue that a specific socioeconomic context prevented the application of eugenics. First serious advocates of eugenics in Croatia appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century. They used the concept of “degenerates” to designate primarily those individuals, such as criminals, who threatened the feeling of public safety. When World War I ended, a new generation of eugenicists increasingly perceived the “degenerates” as a public health issue, rather than legal one. Finally, in the 1930s, eugenics was closely associated with genetics, and some attempts to professionalize the discipline occurred. Despite the intellectual support, all attempts to introduce eugenic measures have failed. According to my research, three main factors exerted crucial influence on the rejection of eugenic policies in Croatia. First, there existed a continuous and persuasive opposition to eugenics in the medical, academic and law community. Second, predominantly rural Croatia was plagued with a different set of problems than the industrialized West, such as widespread poverty and illiteracy, poor public health infrastructure, and unstable political configuration. In such a context, the priorities of policy makers lay elsewhere, and the target population for eugenic measures remained difficult to pinpoint. Third, demographic features of the population and its conservatism represented a significant obstacle in achieving eugenic goals. The case of Croatia, as an unfruitful soil for practical eugenics, sheds light on the importance of socioeconomic factors in its reception.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Povijest
