eugenics
beliefs, theories and practices aimed at changing the genetic characteristics of human populations in directions regarded as desirable
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Summary
eugenics is a social theory[1]. eugenics ranks in the top 8% of social theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,380 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Francis Galton[3]
- Instance of: fringe science[4]
- Based on: Darwinism[5], evolution[6]
- Subclass of: ideology[7]
- Commons category: Eugenics[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eugenics[9]
- Commons gallery: Eugenics[10]
- Facet of: genetic determinism[11], social philosophy[12], scientific racism[13]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[14], Encyclopedia of Political Theory[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Dresdner Hefte[20]
- Partially coincident with: genetic epidemiology[21]
- Used by: Nazi Germany[22]
- Contributing factor of: compulsory sterilization[23], forced abortion[24], forced pregnancy[25], genocide[26], racial segregation[27]
- Different from: euthenics[28]
- History of topic: history of eugenics[29]
- Practiced by: eugenicist[30]
- Significant person: Plato[31]
- Has goal: improvement[32]
- Named by: Francis Galton[33]
Why It Matters
eugenics has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] eugenics is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]