A Study of Present Tendencies in the Biological Development of Civilized Mankind (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Samuel J. Holmes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265243556 ISBN 13: 9780265243558

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Explore early 20th‑century ideas on heredity, education, and the future of civilization.

This analysis examines how social factors might influence human development.

The book surveys theories of natural selection in humans, the impact of education on society, and the uneasy debates surrounding eugenics. It uses historical data and scholarly discussion to examine how birth rates, infant mortality, and inherited traits were understood at the time, and what those views implied for policy and ethics.

• Key topics include infant mortality, heredity and environment, and the interplay of education and social reform.
• It considers how parental age, alcoholism, poverty, and other factors could affect offspring and population trends.
• Ethical questions and scientific debates about natural selection in humans are explored with historical context.
• The work draws on statistical and medical sources of its era to present its arguments and reflections.

Ideal for readers of history of science, social policy, and the debates surrounding heredity and public welfare.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265243556
• ISBN 13: 9780265243558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 414