Social And Political Factors: The Forms Of The Eugenics Movement

What type of metamorphosis has the Eugenics movement endure in the 21st century? The Eugenics movement started in the 1920’s where it gained a large popularity among the elites of society during that era. Out of this elites, Francis Galton, the cousin of Charles Darwin, was the person that coined the term “Eugenics.” Eugenics comes from the Greek words meaning “good birth.” This movement involves applying the principles of heredity for the enhancement of the human race by various forms of intervention. Since there was no concise definition on what the Eugenics movement entitled there was a lot of misconceptions on how to put the movement to practice; hence, the movement took quite different forms depending on the time and place it started. The …show more content…
The Eugenics movement became synonymous with a wide range of different social and political causes.
As a result of the ambiguity of the movement, the different forms the movement took didn’t agree in the methods they abide either, in order to promote their goals. Some were against compulsory sterilization while others unfortunately strongly favored it. As it is clearly evident, the history of genetics doesn’t provide a clear picture or direct guidance for modern participants in order to classify it. Generally, Eugenics is seen as a negative movement by the general public because it is always closely associated with the Holocaust. Hence, no person with any moral sense would support Eugenics because