American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 11

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A. R. Liss, 1928 - Anthropology
Volumes for 1930- include the Proceedings of the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (sometimes issued as separately paged supplements); later issued separately as: Program of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 1991- (alternates supplement numbering with: Yearbook of physical anthropology).
 

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Page 423 - We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives. It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the State for these lesser sacrifices, often not felt to be such by those concerned, in order to prevent our being swamped with incompetence.
Page 380 - Youths who achieve eminence are characterized not only by high intellectual traits, but also by persistence of motive and effort, confidence in their abilities, and great strength or force of character.
Page 423 - ... is the probable potential parent of socially inadequate offspring likewise afflicted, that the said inmate may be sexually sterilized without detriment to his or her general health, and that the welfare of the inmate and of society will be promoted by such sterilization...
Page 423 - It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime, or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. Three generations of imbeciles are enough.
Page 423 - The judgment finds the facts that have been recited and that Carrie Buck " is the probable potential parent of socially inadequate offspring, likewise afflicted, that she may be sexually sterilized without detriment to her general health and that her welfare and that of society will be promoted by her sterilization," and thereupon makes the order.
Page 380 - ... youths who achieve eminence are characterized not only by high intellectual traits, but also by persistence of motive and effort, confidence in their abilities, and great...
Page 475 - Old Americans" are meant in general those American whites who have been longest in this country. More specifically the writer felt justified in including under this term those Americans whose ancestors on each side of the family were born in the United States for at least two generations — in other words, all those whose parents as well as all four grandparents were bom in this country.
Page 77 - Physiol., vol. xxv, p. 339, 1891. 1892 Contribution to the Surface Anatomy of the Cerebral Hemispheres. " Cunningham Memoirs " of the Royal Irish Academy, No. vii, Dublin, 1892.

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