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Social Darwinism is a pejorative term used in criticism of ideologies or ideas concerning their exploitation of concepts in biology and social sciences to artificially create political change that reduces the fertility of certain individuals, races, and subcultures having certain "undesired" qualities. It has very rarely been used as a self description.

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  • Social Darwinism: A Bad Idea With a Worse Name

    Huffington Post (blog) 1 week ago

    Unlike "capitalism," "social Darwinism" is a concept whose woeful misnaming has led to serious damage. Social Darwinism is a bizarre name in that it has ...

  • Weekly Buzzkill: Social Darwinism, self-reliance

    Boise State University The Arbiter Online 1 week, 6 days ago

    When it's turned against the poor, I see it as Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is the theory that the rich are rich by their own merit, and if you're ...

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  • Social Darwinism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Social Darwinism is a pejorative term used in criticism of ideologies or ideas concerning their exploitation of concepts in biology and social sciences to ... en.wikipedia.org

  • Social Darwinism

    Social Darwinism is a belief, popular in the late Victorian era in England, America, and elsewhere, which states that the strongest or fittest should ... library.thinkquest.org

  • Modern History Sourcebook: Spencer: Social Darwinism, 1857

    Excerpts from Spencer's 1857 article "Progress: Its Law and Causes." Includes some of Spencer's early thoughts on race and class. www.fordham.edu

  • What is Social Darwinism

    What is Social Darwinism - A social theory with nagging issues. Those with economic, physical, and/or technological power flourish, while others are ... www.allaboutscience.org

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