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Eugenics and Euthenics

	Eugenics and Euthenics The betterment of human society can be achieved by following two inter-related methods; 1. By one of the method we can deal with the already existing human beings. The improvement of already existing human beings can be achieved by improving the environmental conditions, e.g., by Subjecting them to better nutrition, better unpolluted ecological conditions, better education and sufficient amount of medical facilities. This type of method of improving the human race is known as euthenics. 2. By another method we can improve the future generations by improving the germplasm of existing individuals. The type of method is known as eugenics. Eugenics believes in artificial selection of physically and mentally sound individuals and discouragement of defective individuals for the inheritance of their defective germplasm to the future generations. In other words, eugenics seeks the measures to preserve the best type of germplasm and to eliminate defective germplasm from the 'human society by applying the laws of inheritance to man.
History The primary aim of many of the ancient systems of eugenics was to produce a race of physically perfect human beings. The Greeks had definite ideas regarding eugenics. In Sparta a physically perfect manhood was the chief aim, where as the Atheniens carried more for the intellectual achievements. In early roman times, the Tarpeian rock was said to be the place for, the disposal of handicapped children, and more recently, Frederick II of Prussia is said to have given the "best" girls to his "best" soldiers to promote the formation of an "-elite." Until the 19th century there was little interest in the eugenics. Of the particular importance was the eugenics movement in England in the last part of the nineteenth century.
The movement, spearheaded by persons of outstanding intellect such as Francis Galton and Karl Pearson, had its objective of the application of biologically sound principles to human populations. Since the biological basis of heredity was unknown, the first objective was to establish the nature of heredity. Galton and Pearson choose to work with human beings and with what they considered important human traits such as intelligence, stature and special abilities. We now know that these characters are very complex traits and are under the control of many genes interacting with environmental variations. So, quite naturally the early investigators made little progress. However, Francis Galton should be credited with being the real founder of the modern movements of eugenics. He defined the eugencis as the study of all the agencies under social control which may improve or impair the in born qualities of future generations of man either physically or mentally.
Darwin also attached great importance to the eugenics and he compared it to a signpost with three directions. One of these indicates the influence of heredity on the fate of nations. Another point to the rules that an individual should strive to carry out in regard to parenthood based on the law of human heredity.The third arm indicates the regulations to be adopted by the society to encourage racial progress.

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