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The Eugenics Ideal: A Portrait of American Social-Darwinism
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The Eugenics Ideal: A Portrait of American Social-Darwinism
This essay avoids taking a moral stance on the delicate issue of eugenics, but gives a brief detailed assessment of the creation of the eugenic ideal and the history of the American eugenics movement.
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages) |
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1998
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"These ideas regarding the selection of the human species are generally referred to as "Social Darwinism." Francis Galton, who first believed that an artificial form of natural selection was needed for the human species, defined eugenics as "the scientific improvement of the human race germ plasm through better breeding." "More papers on The Eugenics Ideal: A Portrait of American Social-Darwinism:
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Feb 02, 2001 I am currently enrolled as an honors student at the University of Kansas. I have completed the requirements for a B.A. in English and am finishing up the independent research needed to earn an honors B.S. in genetics. I intend to submit a variety of works to AcaDemon that would be a constructive resource for students in any curriculum prior to university graduate studies.
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