Social policies- Approaches that are used by the governments to tackle an issue.
Eugenics is a term that refers to effort to improve the genetic quality of a human population by selective breeding.
What is eugenics aim?
to control who can have children and encourage those with desirable traits to reproduce, society can become healthier, smarter, or better in some way.
What are the method that will achieve the ability to control the spread of specific genes (eugenics)?
Selective breeding, sterilisation, marriage restriction, institutionalisation and segregation, positive eugenics program and prenatal testing and selective abortion.
How many method are there to achieve the ability to control the spread of specific genes?
6 methods to achieve it.
Selective breeding: advocates of eugenics believed that by encouraging individuals with desirable traits to reproduce and discouraging those with undesirable traits from having children, they could improve the overall genetics quality of the population.
Sterilisation: this involved forcibly preventing certain individuals from reproducing by surgically sterilising them. This was often targeted at people deemed “unfit” or ”undesirable” based on factors like race, ethnicity, disability, or perceived genetic defects.
Marriage restriction: some eugencists proposed law or social pressures to prevent people with perceived undesirable traits from marrying or having children. This could include laws against interracial marriage or marriage between people with certain disabilities.
Institutionalisation and segregation: people considered “unfit” or ”undesirable” were sometimes forcibly institutionalisation or segregated from the rest of society to prevent them reproducing.
Positive eugenics programs: some eugenicists advocated for programs that would encourage individuals with desirable traits to reproduce, often through incentives or rewards.
Prenatal testing and selective abortions: while not as prevalent historically, some modern eugenics practices include prenatal testing for genetic conditions and selective abortion based on the results.