Controlling Human Heredity: 1865 to the Present (Control of

Controlling Human Heredity: 1865 to the Present (Control of Nature)
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In the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, it was widely assumed that society ought to foster the breeding of those who possessed favorable traits and discourage the breeding of those who did not. Controlled human breeding, or "eugenics" as it was called, was a movement with broad support that lasted into the 1930s. In this concise historical account, the author answers the questions of why eugenics, the search for means to propage only "good genes," was so attractive earlier in the the twentieth century, why it then fell into disrepute, and whether it has returned today in the new guise of genetic counseling.
Country USA
Brand Prometheus Books
Manufacturer Humanities Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber B01K0RFX7C
ReleaseDate 1995-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781573923439

Controlling Human Heredity: 1865 to the Present (Control of Nature)