{"product_id":"defining-deviance-sex-science-and-delinquent-girls-18901960-9780252036064","title":"Defining Deviance  Sex Science and Delinquent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn historical study of the treatment of troubled girls, often perceived as threats to the American race\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping first-hand narratives coupled with compelling statistics. . . .  Rembis's robust research, careful methodology, and keen analyses make this book a worthwhile read.\"--\u003ci\u003eDisability \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging. . . . careful and thoughtful scholarship.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Annals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eDefining Deviance\u003c\/i\u003e] brings to life new material on the policing of adolescent female sexuality and provides a new perspective on the rise of the therapeutic state.\"--\u003ci\u003eSocial Service Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael A. Rembis rightly and bravely uses the example of female delinquency to make sharp historical and contemporary analyses of eugenics and disability. The smart, analytical, and broad historical context Rembis provides will elicit marvelous student discussions of questions of gender, power, deviance, and historical change.\"--Kim E. Nielsen, author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Miracle Worker: The Remarkable Life of Anne Sullivan Macy and Her Extraordinary Friendship With Helen Keller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent history of the involuntary commitment of delinquent girls. . . . Highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. \"Segregation of Mental Defectives as a Preventive of Crime, Immorality, and Inefficiency\"   13\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"Defective Children in the Juvenile Court\"   33\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"The Relation Between Morality and Intellect\"   53\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"I Ain't Had Much Schooling\"   72\u003cbr\u003e 5. \"How a Girl of the Road Wins Rides and Influences Motorists\"   94\u003cbr\u003e 6. \"Little Savages\" and \"Psychopathic Deviates\"   119\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Defining Deviance in the Late Twentieth Century: The New \"New Girl Problem\"?   143\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Illinois' Involuntary Commitment Law   149\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Illinois' Model Sterilization Law   158\u003cbr\u003e Notes   163\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography   199\u003cbr\u003e Index   221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrations follow page 52\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400426234199,"sku":"9780252036064","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252036064.jpg?v=1730470655","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/defining-deviance-sex-science-and-delinquent-girls-18901960-9780252036064","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}