Eugenics: An Excuse To Be A Racist Or A Means To A Better Tomorrow?
Staci Danielle McElwain
WST 150S.04
Eugenics Paper
9-14-99
Eugenics: An Excuse to be a Racist or a Means to a Better Tomorrow?
The term eugenics was coined in the late 19th century. Its goal was to apply the breeding practices and techniques used in plants and animals to human reproduction. Francis Galton stated in his Essays in Eugenics that he wished to influence "the useful classes" in society to put more of their DNA in the gene pool. The goal was to collect records of families who were successful by virtue of having three or more adult male children who have gain superior positions to their peers. His view on eugenics can best be summarized by the following passage:
What nature does blindly, slowly, and ruthlessly, man may do providently, quickly, and kindly. As it lies within his power, so it becomes his duty to work in that direction.
They sought to establish this by discouraging marriages that were unfavorable in terms of eugenics by attaching to them the......
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