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Religion, Law, and the Medical Neglect of Children in the United States, 1870-2000 - 'The Science of the Age' (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019) Loot Price: R1,829
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Religion, Law, and the Medical Neglect of Children in the United States, 1870-2000 - 'The Science of the Age'...

Religion, Law, and the Medical Neglect of Children in the United States, 1870-2000 - 'The Science of the Age' (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

Lynne Curry

Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood

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Drawing upon a diverse range of archival evidence, medical treatises, religious texts, public discourses, and legal documents, this book examines the rich historical context in which controversies surrounding the medical neglect of children erupted onto the American scene. It argues that several nineteenth-century developments collided to produce the first criminal prosecutions of parents who rejected medical attendance as a tenet of their religious faith. A view of children as distinct biological beings with particularized needs for physical care had engendered both the new medical practice field of pediatrics and a vigorous child welfare movement that forced legislatures and courts to reconsider public and private responsibility for ensuring children's physical well-being. At the same time, a number of healing religions had emerged to challenge the growing authority of medical doctors and the appropriate role of the state in the realm of child welfare. The rapid proliferation of the new healing churches, and the mixed outcomes of parents' criminal trials, reflected ongoing uneasiness about the increasing presence of science in American life.

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Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood
Release date: August 2019
First published: 2019
Authors: Lynne Curry
Dimensions: 210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 197
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13: 978-3-03-024688-4
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 3-03-024688-4
Barcode: 9783030246884

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