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Society for Biodemography and Social Biology
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Society for Biodemography and Social Biology

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Also known as: American Eugenics Society, Society for the Study of Social Biology(Show More)
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  • Francis Galton
    eugenics
    / Eugenics organizations and legislation

    …the United States by the American Eugenics Society.

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    …the United States by the American Eugenics Society.

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  • Henry Fairfield Osborn
    Henry Fairfield Osborn

    …and several others founded the American Eugenics Society, which aimed to educate the (white) public about eugenics and supported the efforts of the Galton Society and the Race Betterment Foundation. The society also influenced the eugenic policies set by the U.S. Supreme Court in Buck v. Bell (1927) .

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    …and several others founded the American Eugenics Society, which aimed to educate the (white) public about eugenics and supported the efforts of the Galton Society and the Race Betterment Foundation. The society also influenced the eugenic policies set by the U.S. Supreme Court in Buck v. Bell (1927) .

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