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Bookmark or Share- Eugenics - WikipediaEugenics (/ j uː ˈ dʒ ɛ n ɪ k s / yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well' and -γενής (genḗs) 'born, come into being, growing/grown') [1] is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population.
- Eugenics in the United States - WikipediaEugenics, the set of beliefs and practices which aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population, [1][2] played a significant role in the history and culture of the United States from the late 19th century into the mid-20th century. [3] . The cause became increasingly promoted by intellectuals of the Progressive Era. [4][5]
- Eugenics and Scientific Racism - National Human Genome Research InstituteEugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,” which gained popularity during the early 20th century. Eugenicists worldwide believed that they could perfect human beings and eliminate so-called social ills through genetics and heredity.
- Eugenics | Definition, History, & Facts | BritannicaEugenics is the selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans. The term was coined in the 1880s.
- Eugenics | Holocaust EncyclopediaEugenics, or “racial hygiene,” was a scientific movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While today eugenics may be regarded as a pseudoscience, it was seen as cutting edge science in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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