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W EUGENICS Welfare State A N D T H E Norw ay, Sw eden, Denm ark, and Finland Edited by Gunnar Broberg and Nils Holl-Wansen E u g e n i c s AND THE W S elfa r e tate E u g e n i c s AND THE W S elfa r e tate Sterilization Policy in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland Edited by Gunnar Broberg and Nils Roll-Hansen Michigan State University Press East Lansing © The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ISBN to the revised paperback edition 0-87013-758-1 The 1996 hardcover edition was originally catalogued by the Library of Congress as follows: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Eugenics and the welfare state : sterilization policy in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland / edited by Gunnar Broberg and Nils Roll-Hansen p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87013- (alk. paper) 1. Eugenics—Scandinavia—History. 2. Sterilization, Eugenic—Government policy—Scandinavia—History. 3. Welfare state—History. I. Broberg, Gunnar, 1942- . II. Roll-Hansen, Nils, 1938- . HQ755.5.S34E94 1995 363.9'2'0948—dc20 95-17633 CIP Uppsala Studies in History of Science, Volume 21. Eugenics and the Welfare State: Sterilization Policy in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland was produced with the financial support of the Uppsala Studies in the History of Science Series. Cover design by Heather Truelove Aiston. g green Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed Fn rT^At^ve to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more infor mation about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www. green p ressi nitiati ve. co m. Visit Michigan State University Press on the World Wide Web at www.msupress.msu.edu Contents Preface to the 1996 Edition Preface to the 2005 Edition Scandinavia: An Introduction Gunnar Broberg Something Rotten in the State of Denmark: Eugenics and the Ascent of the Welfare State Bent Sigurd Hansen Eugenics in Sweden: Efficient Care Gunnar Broberg and Mattias Tyden Norwegian Eugenics: Sterilization as Social Reform Nils Roll-Hansen From Race Hygiene to Sterilization: The Eugenics Movement in Finland Marjatta Hietala Conclusion: Scandinavian Eugenics in the International Context Nils Roll-Hansen Bibliography 1996 Preface to Edition This book, Eugenics and the Welfare State, is the first real attempt to cover the story of the Scandinavian, including Finnish, history of eugenics. It has been told in rather similar ways to make comparisons possible. The book starts with a general introduction, which is followed by separate chapters on Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Finally, there is a conclusion bringing the Scandinavian experience into a broader European context. Considering that so much of our story has been unknown, we have allowed ourselves rather extensive descriptions and documentation. As Scandinavian welfare has often been given prominence in European and American discussions we feel that this story warrants attention. Clearly, it offers a different picture of Scandinavian history than is generally known. We would like to thank those who have checked our English (Dag Blanck and others) as well as NOS-H for a generous grant and Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin for funding a seminar on eugenics and the welfare state. Gunnar Broberg Nils Roll-Hansen '
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