eugenics
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- noun
- /juˈdʒɛnɪks/
- Offensive
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eugenesia
- Historically, then, eugenics relates to family bloodlines or the collective "gene pool" more so than individual characteristics.
- eugenics movement
- biotechnological eugenics
- positive eugenics
But it might also be a mistake to think that eugenics went away after the Nazis.
- But it might also be a mistake to think that eugenics went away after the Nazis.
- We know that Fisher was a a great fan of eugenics.
- Do you know, do you know where Hitler and the Nazis got their ideas about Jews and about eugenic eugenics from American scientists?
- People think that introducing traits into offspring is a form of eugenics and is on a slippery slide to Nazism.
- Here Davenport defined eugenics as the science of the improvement of the human race by better breeding.
- These are, you know, the same folks promoting neo eugenics and promoting AI catastrophism.
- OK, And now we're talking about eugenics again, bad genes.
- And the guy's like, yeehaw, our mom wants to be about eugenics and racism.
- And a laundry list of these people believed in things like astrology and eugenics, healing crystals.
- Like David Starr, Jordan, right, who had tremendous strengths and gifts and then these tragic flaw right in his work on eugenics.
Examples
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Historically, eugenics has been linked to controversial policies aimed at improving human genetics.
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We usually regard eugenics as a conservative movement and its most vocal critics as members of the left.
Academic text (2002) -
First, we need to consider more precisely what "eugenics" is.
Academic text (2011) -
The eugenics movement for selective breeding to improve the race experienced a similar division.
Academic text (2017) -
In other words, most moderate supporters of eugenics in the United States had left the movement prior to 1930.
Academic text (2011) -
Here Davenport defined eugenics as the science of the improvement of the human race by better breeding.
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People think that introducing traits into offspring is a form of eugenics and is on a slippery slide to Nazism.
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Genetic counselors, partly to distance themselves from traditional eugenics, adopted a non-directive approach to counseling their clients.
Blog text (6) -
The conference addressed the ethical implications of eugenics and its impact on society.
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Many countries have disbanded eugenics programs due to their association with human rights violations.
Antonyms
How Intensive
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- Offensive
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
eugenics = eugenic (opaque) = eu + gen + ics
Formed from Greek combining elements (eu- + -gen-) and the technical suffix '-ics'; these combining forms are not productive or obvious to average B1 learners.
Etymology
The word eugenics comes from Greek parts eu- 'good' and genos 'birth' or 'race', so it literally means 'good birth'. This helps explain why it was used for ideas about improving the traits people inherit (you can see the same root in genetic and generation), but those practices are now widely rejected as wrong.