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What is it?
== '''What is it?''' ==
• A social movement that came around in the early 20th century.
*A social movement that came around in the early 20th century.
• Selective breeding
*Selective breeding
o Aims to improve a species
**Aims to improve a species
• Survival of the fittest/Darwinism
*Survival of the fittest/Darwinism
• Genetic Cleansing
*Genetic Cleansing
• Radical supremacy and purity
*Radical supremacy and purity
• “Eugenics is the science which deals with all influences that improve and develop the inborn qualities of a race”-Galton (eugenics: its definition scope and aim)
*“Eugenics is the science which deals with all influences that improve and develop the inborn qualities of a race”-Galton (eugenics: its definition scope and aim)
• Improving the human race by discouraging reproduction by people with inheritable undesired traits or encouraging reproduction of people with inheritable desired traits  
*Improving the human race by discouraging reproduction by people with inheritable undesired traits or encouraging reproduction of people with inheritable desired traits  


Who?
• Francis Galton was considered the father of the Eugenics movement
• He founded the word “eugenics” in 1865
• 3  stages of eugenics
o Academic matter
o Practical policy
o “it must be introduced into the national consciousness as a new religion”- Galton (www.eugenics-watch.com)


Why founded?
== '''Who?''' ==
• After civil war
*Francis Galton was considered the father of the Eugenics movement
• Progressive era  
*He founded the word “eugenics” in 1865
• US
*3  stages of eugenics
o Took hold because of what was going on socially
**Academic matter
• Britain wanted to remain competitive with the US.
**Practical policy
o US closes borders then so does Britain  
**“it must be introduced into the national consciousness as a new religion”- Galton (www.eugenics-watch.com)
o Wanted the most “fit” people working to be competitive
 
 
== '''Why founded?''' ==
*After civil war
*Progressive era  
*US
**Took hold because of what was going on socially
*Britain wanted to remain competitive with the US.
**US closes borders then so does Britain  
**Wanted the most “fit” people working to be competitive

Revision as of 05:26, 2 December 2009

What is it?

  • A social movement that came around in the early 20th century.
  • Selective breeding
    • Aims to improve a species
  • Survival of the fittest/Darwinism
  • Genetic Cleansing
  • Radical supremacy and purity
  • “Eugenics is the science which deals with all influences that improve and develop the inborn qualities of a race”-Galton (eugenics: its definition scope and aim)
  • Improving the human race by discouraging reproduction by people with inheritable undesired traits or encouraging reproduction of people with inheritable desired traits


Who?

  • Francis Galton was considered the father of the Eugenics movement
  • He founded the word “eugenics” in 1865
  • 3 stages of eugenics
    • Academic matter
    • Practical policy
    • “it must be introduced into the national consciousness as a new religion”- Galton (www.eugenics-watch.com)


Why founded?

  • After civil war
  • Progressive era
  • US
    • Took hold because of what was going on socially
  • Britain wanted to remain competitive with the US.
    • US closes borders then so does Britain
    • Wanted the most “fit” people working to be competitive
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