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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 twentieth century, why it then fell into disrepute, and whether it has returned today in the new guise of genetic counseling.

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Controlling Human Heredity: 1865 to the Present

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      Publisher: Prometheus Books
      Publication Date: 01/11/1995
      ISBN13: 9781573923439, 978-1573923439
      ISBN10: 1573923435
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      Population and demography Social discrimination and social justice Genetics (non-medical)

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 twentieth century, why it then fell into disrepute, and whether it has returned today in the new guise of genetic counseling.

      Trade Review
      ""This is an excellent book and deserves a wide readership.”-Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

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