eugenic theory http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045538 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005053 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170480 A set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population by excluding (through a variety of morally criticized means) certain genetic groups judged to be inferior, and promoting other genetic groups judged to be superior. Francis Galton HQ750-HQ755.5 The concept predates the term; Plato suggested applying the principles of selective breeding to humans around 400 BC. Early advocates of eugenics in the 19th century regarded it as a way of improving groups of people. In contemporary usage, the term eugenics is closely associated with scientific racism. eugenic eugenic theories eugenics negative eugenics positive eugenics pseudobiological theory The Complete Dictionary of Sexology The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies