Future human evolution : eugenics in the twenty-first century / John Glad.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Schuylkill Haven, PA : Hermitage Publishers, 2006.Description: 136 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1557791546
  • 9781557791542
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ 751 .G52 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
What is eugenics? -- Science -- Previous evolution -- Testing -- g-loading -- IQ decline -- Genetic illnesses -- Scientific method -- Mapping the human genome -- Ideology -- Essential conditions -- Altruism -- Society and genes -- Politics : manipulation masked as democracy -- Welfare and fertility -- Crime and IQ -- Migration -- The history and politics of eugenics -- A brief history of the eugenics movement -- Germany -- Left and right -- The Jews -- The suppression of eugenics -- Possible abuse of genetics -- Euthanasia -- Religion -- Population management -- Feasibility -- Radical intervention -- Conclusion -- What you can do for future generations -- Appendix 1: Social biology and population improvement -- Appendix 2: 100 books dealing with German history during the Weimar period and under National Socialism.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Storms Research Center Main Collection HQ 751 .G52 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98635602

Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-130).

What is eugenics? -- Science -- Previous evolution -- Testing -- g-loading -- IQ decline -- Genetic illnesses -- Scientific method -- Mapping the human genome -- Ideology -- Essential conditions -- Altruism -- Society and genes -- Politics : manipulation masked as democracy -- Welfare and fertility -- Crime and IQ -- Migration -- The history and politics of eugenics -- A brief history of the eugenics movement -- Germany -- Left and right -- The Jews -- The suppression of eugenics -- Possible abuse of genetics -- Euthanasia -- Religion -- Population management -- Feasibility -- Radical intervention -- Conclusion -- What you can do for future generations -- Appendix 1: Social biology and population improvement -- Appendix 2: 100 books dealing with German history during the Weimar period and under National Socialism.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.