What is eugenics? / by Leonard Darwin.

  • Darwin, Leonard, 1850-1943.
Date:
1928
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Credit: What is eugenics? / by Leonard Darwin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS ШАР. PAGB I. Domestic Animals . 1 Attention to breed—Unconscious and conscious selec¬ tion— Breeds of dogs, cattle, etc. — The farmer's knowledge. II. Man's Ancestors . . . . . 5 Improvements in mankind—Evolution and develop¬ ment, parallel processes — Struggle for existence — Natural selection. III. Our Surroundings ..... 10 Acquired differences—Mutilations—Efïects of educa¬ tion—Social contact—Large families and poverty. Differences in mind and body at birth—Twins— Qualities of descendants—Regression to the mean. V. Eugenic Methods . . . . . 21 Stockyard methods—Overcrowding—Murder—Com¬ pulsory marriage—Birth rate, not death rate—Risks inevitable. VI. The Men we Want .... 25 Elimination of defectives—Supermen—Inferior castes — Men judged by performance — Equality never obtainable. VII. Inferior Stocks ..... 29 Elimination of unfit—Compulsion or persuasion—' Rare diseases—Insanity—Epilepsy—Consumption— Doctors' advice. VIII. Birth Control . . . . .34 Checks on population—Family limitation—Conti¬ nence—Contraception—Effects on health and morals —Dual campaign. IV. Hereditary Qualities . 16 VII