"Undisciplined and a Moral Danger": Fright, Idleness and Immorality as Attributions of "Imbecile Children" in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
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- 10.1002/jhbs.70014
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- 2025 Jan
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@article{allodium:10.1002/jhbs.70014,
title = {"Undisciplined and a Moral Danger": Fright, Idleness and Immorality as Attributions of "Imbecile Children" in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.},
author = {Sims-Schouten W},
year = {2025},
journal = {Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences},
doi = {10.1002/jhbs.70014},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.70014}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - "Undisciplined and a Moral Danger": Fright, Idleness and Immorality as Attributions of "Imbecile Children" in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. AU - Sims-Schouten W PY - 2025 JO - Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences DO - 10.1002/jhbs.70014 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.70014 ER -
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W, S. (2025). "Undisciplined and a Moral Danger": Fright, Idleness and Immorality as Attributions of "Imbecile Children" in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.. Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.70014
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