Jessica Camano
October 21, 2016
Extra Credit Assignment In 1883, Francis Galton developed the social philosophy of eugenics. Eugenics is based on the idea of improving human genetic traits by increasing the reproduction of people that contained desirable traits, positive eugenics, and decreasing the reproduction of people that contained undesirable traits, negative eugenics. Galton believe that it was possible to create a population of highly “gifted” people through the process of selective breeding. In 1914, the Model Sterilization Law was created which declared that the “socially inadequate” should be sterilized. Pedigree charts were used to demonstrate and predict the inheritance of genetic traits. In 1922, this model was added in the book Eugenical Sterilization in the United states which contained material and statistics of sterilization. Adolf Hitler also incorporated the idea of eugenics in 1925. He supported eugenic legislation of sterilizing people that contained negative eugenics. He classed and identified people based on their family, illness, …show more content…
Both societies based a person’s ability to live a “good” life on their genetic traits and DNA. These inheritances were determined by pedigree charts and DNA analysis that predicted the percentage of inheriting undesirable traits. In history, people with undesirable traits were sterilized and devalued. In the fictional futuristic world, parents were encouraged to reproduce by using genetic technology that increased the probability of a child inheriting the desirable traits. Also, in both societies people were discriminated and judged by their DNA. People that obtained positive eugenics were favored in society. This impacted jobs, schools, and medical treatment. Since there was segregation between two classes, it made people with undesirable traits question why they were born with negative
October 21, 2016
Extra Credit Assignment In 1883, Francis Galton developed the social philosophy of eugenics. Eugenics is based on the idea of improving human genetic traits by increasing the reproduction of people that contained desirable traits, positive eugenics, and decreasing the reproduction of people that contained undesirable traits, negative eugenics. Galton believe that it was possible to create a population of highly “gifted” people through the process of selective breeding. In 1914, the Model Sterilization Law was created which declared that the “socially inadequate” should be sterilized. Pedigree charts were used to demonstrate and predict the inheritance of genetic traits. In 1922, this model was added in the book Eugenical Sterilization in the United states which contained material and statistics of sterilization. Adolf Hitler also incorporated the idea of eugenics in 1925. He supported eugenic legislation of sterilizing people that contained negative eugenics. He classed and identified people based on their family, illness, …show more content…
Both societies based a person’s ability to live a “good” life on their genetic traits and DNA. These inheritances were determined by pedigree charts and DNA analysis that predicted the percentage of inheriting undesirable traits. In history, people with undesirable traits were sterilized and devalued. In the fictional futuristic world, parents were encouraged to reproduce by using genetic technology that increased the probability of a child inheriting the desirable traits. Also, in both societies people were discriminated and judged by their DNA. People that obtained positive eugenics were favored in society. This impacted jobs, schools, and medical treatment. Since there was segregation between two classes, it made people with undesirable traits question why they were born with negative