HIS202H1 Lecture : Lecture #7.docx
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Drawing on material from both lecture and readings, explain the significances of the following three moments of history of gender race and science. Late 18th, late 19th and early 20th, and mid 20thc. Aim for internal coverage (tell the story of gender race and science form the 3 points in time) Part one: currently interest in history of eugenics. Uplift and assimilation: settlement house movement and sociology eugenics. There is a tremendous interest in eugenics now. We live in a moment right now were we manipulate life: harvest eggs, cloning, stem cells, pre-natal screening, ovary arm transplants, organ transplants, biotechnology. This is why there is a current interest. New technologies allow an ever-increasing number of people to become parents. But likewise allow these same parents to pre-screening offspring for particular traits. Using stats and surveys matching people (eharmony) But current science and tech not inherently eugenic.
