the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally. Nature - Page 23edited by - 1905Full view - About this book
 | Zoology - 1908
...temporary home is in 88 Gower Street. The phrase ' National Eugenics ' is defined as ' the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...generations, either physically or mentally '. The Laboratory has already begun to publish memoirs on its own account, and I now rest satisfied in the... | |
 | American literature - 1913
...understood by us to mean, in general, what Francis Gallon meant it to be when he defined it as 'the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations either physically or mentally.' In particular it means taking advantage of the facts of heredity to make the human race better, or... | |
 | Biology - 1921
...engaged on biometric problems. The Francis Galton Eugenics Laboratory National Eugenics is the study of agencies under social control, that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally. The Laboratory was founded by Sir FRANCIS GALTON and is under the super vison of Professor KARL PEARSON,... | |
 | 1906
...University of London, a chair of "natural eugenics" has been established. Eugenics, it must be known, is the study of the agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial quality of future generations, either physically or mentally. The senate of the London University has... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1904
...founded in London University a fellowship for the promotion of the study of ' National Eugenics* ' the study of the agencies under social control that...future generations, either physically or mentally.' CONTENTS OF THE MAGAZINES. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION. I., i. Editorial.... | |
 | Sociological Society - Sociology - 1905
...Academic Council accepted, an offer from Mr. Francis Galton, FRS, to endow a Fellowship in the University for the promotion of the study of " National Eugenics,"...future generations either physically or mentally." The person appointed to this Fellowship will be required to devote the whole of his time to the study of... | |
 | Connecticut State Medical Society - 1920
...Gallon. National eugenics as defined by him "is the study of the agencies under social control which may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally." According to Darwin's theory the forces for the betterment of a race consisted of natural selection... | |
 | Eugenics - 1907
...do harm to the reputation of the Laboratory in quarters where * " National Eugenics is the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally." This definition was adopted as a guide to the work of the Laboratory on its foundation in 1907, when... | |
 | Allan Menzies - Philosophy - 1908
...human life since Plato wrote the Republic. It describes itself, modestly enough, as " the study of agencies under social control that may improve or...future generations, either physically or mentally." But its ultimate practical aim is the control of marriage in the interests of racial improvement. Yet,... | |
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