USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Eugenics is the selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans. The term eugenics was coined in the 1880s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eugenics is the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable. In many states, including Maine, the application of Eugenics focused on the control of those individuals deemed “feeble minded".

Detailed explanation-3: -Eugenics (/juːˈdʒɛnɪks/ yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek ̃ (eû) ‘good, well’, and- (genḗs) ‘come into being, growing’) is a fringe set of beliefs and practices that claim to aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word “eugenics” was introduced into the scientific language by the British biologist, Francis Galton at the end of the XIX century. In general, it means the study of the methods of protecting and improving the quality of the human race by selective breeding.

Detailed explanation-5: -Roughly, positive eugenics refers to efforts aimed at increasing desirable traits, while negative eugenics refers to efforts aimed at decreasing undesirable traits.