Eugenics

Eugenics may be defined as the application of the principles of genetics and heredity to the improvement of the human race, with the aim of securing an advantageous combination of physical characteristics and mental traits in the offspring of suitably chosen parents.

Links

Eugenics lecture (Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D.) on MedicalMedia.

Reference

NERI, D. Eugenics . 2012. Also available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780123739322003860

Recommended literature

NERI, D. Eugenics. San Diego: Academic Press, 2012, pp. 189-199. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-373932-2.00386-0 . ISBN 9780123739322. Also available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123739322003860

GALTON, DJ. Eugenics: some lessons from the past: some lessons from the past. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 2005, 10, Supplement 1: 133-136. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62222-5 . ISSN 14726483. Also available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472648310622225

ALLEN, Garland E. Genetics, eugenics and the medicalization of social behavior: lessons from the past. Endeavor [online]. 1999, 23(1): 10-19 [cit. 2015-12-28]. DOI: 10.1016/S0160-9327(99)01181-3. ISSN 01609327. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0160932799011813