The Problem of Alien Immigration Into Great Britain, Illustrated by an Examination of Russian and Polish Jewish Children

Abstract

The articles published by the Annals of Eugenics (1925–1954) have been made available online as an historical archive intended for scholarly use. The work of eugenicists was often pervaded by prejudice against racial, ethnic and disabled groups. The online publication of this material for scholarly research purposes is not an endorsement of those views nor a promotion of eugenics in any way.

Denying Human Homogeneity: Eugenics & The Making of Post-Classical Economics

“…325, 327). 1892 ''The impressions from Negroes betray the general clumsiness of their fingers, but their patterns are not, so far as I can find, different from those of others, they are not simpler as judged either by their contours or by the number of (1924( , Moul 1925( environmental differences (1924. pp.…”

Immigration reform: not needed in science

“…(7) Pearson and Moul found that, for all groups examined, there was no correlation between intelligence and any other variable such as cleanliness, mode of breathing, family size or income, foci of infection, height-for-age. Consequently, they were led to this rather somber conclusion:…”

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