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Eugenics : a reassessment

Author: Richard Lynn
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2001.
Series: Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard Lynn
ISBN: 0275958221 9780275958220
OCLC Number: 45248321
Description: ix, 366 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface : The general theory of eugenics --
Part I. Historical introduction. Sir Francis Galton lays the foundations of eugenics ; The rise and fall of eugenics --
Part II. The objectives of eugenics. Historical formulations ; Genetic diseases and disorders ; Mental illness ; Intelligence ; Mental retardation ; Personality ; Psychopathic personality --
Part III. The implementation of classical eugenics. The genetic foundations of eugenics ; The genetic principles of selection ; Negative eugenics : provision of information and services ; Negative eugenics : incentives, coercion, and compulsion ; Licenses for parenthood ; Positive eugenics ; The ethical principles of classical eugenics --
Part IV. The new eugenics. Developments in human biotechnology ; Ethical issues in human biotechnology ; The future of eugenics in democratic societies ; The future of eugenics in authoritarian states ; The evolution of the eugenic world state.
Series Title: Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence.
Responsibility: Richard Lynn.

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