Heredity, learning, and social conditions all shape how individuals grow and how a nation functions.
This book examines how education, health, and public policy influence intelligence, opportunity, and welfare across society.
Drawing on early 20th‑century research and debates, it explores how differences in family background and schooling translate into outcomes for workers, leaders, and citizens. It also tackles the sensitive topic of conception control, weighing personal choice against national needs, and considers how public health and living conditions impact future generations. The work presents a clear case for how society can better support capable people while addressing the challenges faced by the most vulnerable.
Ideal for readers of social policy, education history, and public welfare discussions who want a grounded look at how population and learning shape national progress.
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Excerpt from Conception Control: And Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation
It is not intended to give medical advice on the subject for, in my judgment, that is best given to the individual by his or her medical adviser, and will vary in different circumstances.
The question as to whether control of conception shall or shall not be practised is a decision ethical and not medical in character when husband and wife are healthy, and in the last resort will be decided by the individual pair for themselves; but they will be Wise to discuss the question with their medical attendant in order to realise all that is involved in their decision.
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This small book has been written in response to many requests for some statement regarding the individual and national effects of the widespread practice of conception control. It is not intended to give medical advice on the subject for, in my judgment, that is best given to the individual by his or her medical adviser, and will vary in different circumstances. The question as to whether control of conception shall or shall not be practised is a decision ethical and not medical in character when husband and wife are healthy, and in the last resort will be decided by the individual pair for themselves; but they will be wise to discuss the question with their medical attendant in order to realise all that is involved in their decision.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the complex history surrounding contraception, with a particular concern for the present day debate on conception control. The author argues that many of the arguments made in favor of contraception as a widespread practice are based on misconceptions about fertility and the nature of motherhood. Moreover, the author claims, the likely result of a widespread adoption of contraception would be a decline in the proportion of the population from more intelligent and efficient classes, while the numbers of the mentally deficient or criminal classes would be unaffected. Thus, argues the author, conception control, as it is being popularly discussed, would be to the detriment of the health and vitality of society as a whole. This book will be of interest to all those concerned with social issues, public health, and the family. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781440074912_0
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