Review of Causative factors in mental inferiority and the prevention of degeneracy

Abstract

Reviews the book, Causative factors in mental inferiority and the prevention of degeneracy by J.W.W. Wallin (1922). Dr. Wallin gives a valuable summary of opinions among experts as to the degree of heredity among feeble-mindedness. His study shows that they are quite divergent in their beliefs. It seems that the "facts are not yet all in," and that the causation of feeble-mindedness is as complex as its conditions. It seems that from study (that) we cannot depend solely upon colonization, sterilization and marriage laws for the reduction of feeble-mindedness, but we must also prevent toxication of the parents as that is a big factor in injuring the young child. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)