SHMR 345 - Dark Side of Evolution: Social Darwinism

4.00 credit hours

When the theory of evolution was applied to human beings, it helped develop racial theories, intelligence testing, eugenics laws, designer babies - learn about these developments and how they continue to affect us today. How much does our biological heredity shape us? What is due to culture?

Cardinal Directions Designation(s): Humanities, Ethical Dimensions, U.S. Power Structures.

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