Concept information
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social research
philosophy and the social sciences
biology and social science
evolutionary psychology
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social research
philosophy and the social sciences
cognitive sciences, neurosciences, and social explanation
evolutionary psychology
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social research
philosophy and the social sciences
evolution and social science
evolutionary psychology
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multicultural psychology
conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
evolutionary psychology
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multicultural psychology
conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
evolutionary psychology
Preferred term
social Darwinism
Definition
- Social Darwinism, which emerged in the mid-nineteenth century and grew to prominence in England and America, held that the individuals and communities that were the strongest and the fittest would survive and shape the future of the human species. Proponents argued that this social rule was not only biologically determined but also morally correct. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History; Social Darwinism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_Darwinism
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