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The Mexican eugenics society
pp. 143-151
Abstract
Based on family histories, i.e. heredity, and the use of multiple statistical methods, in 1865 Francis Galton defined eugenics as "the science dealing with the influences that improve inborn qualities or the raw matter of a race, and the influences that can be developed to attain the highest superiority."1
Publication details
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Glick Thomas F., Puig-Samper Miguel Angel, Ruiz Rosaura (2001) The reception of Darwinism in the Iberian world: Spain, Spanish America and Brazil. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 143-151
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-0602-6_9
Full citation:
Y. Lopez-Guazo Laura Suárez (2001) „The Mexican eugenics society“, In: T. F. Glick, M.A. Puig-Samper & R. Ruiz (eds.), The reception of Darwinism in the Iberian world, Dordrecht, Springer, 143–151.