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Applying Social Darwin's Natural Selection And Evolution Theory To A Human Society

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Social Darwinism is a concept applying Darwin's natural selection and evolution theory to a human society. It is used to justify the injustices and inequalities among races and culture. Social Darwinism was popular in the late 19th century because of a philosopher named Herbert Spencer who came up with the phrase, “survival of the fittest”. Additionally Darwin published his book where he talks about natural selection in the later half of 1900’s. Social Darwinism was used to justify racism because some human races and ethnic groups have desirable and “strong” traits. These groups dominate and the weaker and flawed other groups. For example, whites were superior, and they took that advantage of the human race to discourage "inferior" blacks to

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