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Program Overview : Galton and the Definition of Eugenics


Key Question: What happens to a society when science defines human beings as superior or inferior?




The term eugenics was coined in 1883 by a wealthy English mathematician named Francis Galton.

Click on the video to the right. As you watch the short clip, write down in your journal a few key words or phrases from Galton's definition of eugenics that you think stand out.

After you have viewed the videoclip, take just two minutes to reflect on the definition in your journal.

When you are done, click on the "Learn More..." button for more information on Francis Galton and the definition of eugenics.







Facing History's Alan Stoskopf discusses Galton's definition.
Facing History's Alan Stoskopf discusses Galton's definition.




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