eugenics movement
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The eugenics movement was a social and scientific campaign, influential in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that sought to improve the genetic quality of human populations through selective breeding and restrictive reproductive policies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biopolitical ideology
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scientific movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| declinedInPeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfStudy |
bioethics
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disability studies ⓘ history of science ⓘ sociology of medicine ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
belief in biological hierarchy of human groups
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belief in hereditary determinism of traits ⓘ scientific racism ⓘ social Darwinism ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
negative eugenics
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positive eugenics ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
ongoing ethical debates about reproductive technologies
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stigma associated with coercive population policies ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal | improvement of the genetic quality of human populations ⓘ |
| influencedPolicy |
compulsory sterilization laws in the United States
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immigration restriction laws in the United States ⓘ marriage restriction laws in multiple countries ⓘ racial hygiene laws in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry |
United Kingdom
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotes |
discouraging reproduction of people labeled unfit
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encouraging reproduction of people labeled fit ⓘ |
| targetsGroup |
ethnic minorities
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people labeled feebleminded ⓘ people with disabilities ⓘ people with mental illness ⓘ poor people ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
forced sterilization
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immigration restriction ⓘ marriage restrictions ⓘ restrictive reproductive policies ⓘ segregation of people labeled unfit ⓘ selective breeding ⓘ |
| wasCoinedBy | Francis Galton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCriticizedBy |
civil libertarians
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disability rights advocates ⓘ geneticists in the mid 20th century ⓘ religious leaders ⓘ |
| wasDiscreditedBy | advances in human genetics ⓘ |
| wasDiscreditedBy | association with Nazi atrocities ⓘ |
| wasInfluentialInCountry |
Australia
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasInfluentialInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| wasSupportedBy |
some biologists
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some physicians ⓘ some politicians ⓘ some social reformers ⓘ |
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