eugenics

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Francis Galton in 1883. From ἐΰς (eǘs, “good”) +‎ γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “breeding”), “well-bred”, “good in stock”. Parallel to Eugene. By surface analysis, eugenic +‎ -s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /juːˈd͡ʒɛnɪks/ === Noun === eugenics (uncountable) (sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === human enhancement reprogenetics stirpiculture === References === === Further reading === eugenics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia