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Sterilization

By: Sarah L. Rasmusson
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:abortion; birth control; campaigns; overpopulation; sterilization; women; women of color

Sterilization, including involuntary sterilization and mass sterilization campaigns, has been a primary and direct means of population control. Improper breeding—too much, too little, too early, too fast, and so forth—is claimed as the cause of many national ills—poverty, welfare, ...

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  Rasmusson, S. (2009). Sterilization. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 808-809). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n403
  
  Rasmusson, Sarah L. "Sterilization." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 808-9. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n403.
  
  Rasmusson, S. 2009. Sterilization. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 808-809 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n403> [Accessed 19 Jun 2021].
  
  Rasmusson, Sarah L. "Sterilization." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 808-9. SAGE Knowledge. 19 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n403.
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