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euthenics
[ yoo-then-iks ]
noun
- a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment.
euthenics
/ juːˈθɛnɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the study of the control of the environment, esp with a view to improving the health and living standards of the human race
Derived Forms
- euˈthenist, noun
Other Words From
- eu·then·ist [yoo-, then, -ist, yoo, -th, uh, -nist], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of euthenics1
Word History and Origins
Origin of euthenics1
Example Sentences
The makers of the series are hopeful that viewers connect with the euthenics of the hero's emotional journey.
It is, however, a phase of euthenics, which deals with the environmental factors that affect the individual life.
Barring these two types, euthenics forms a necessary concomitant of the eugenic program; and, as we have tried to emphasize, eugenics is likewise necessary to the complete success of every euthenic program.
Crafts always said it was a case of eugenics against euthenics," remarked Atherton, "of birth against environment.
Eugenics is therefore the fundamental method of human progress, euthenics the secondary one; their relations will be further considered in the last chapter of this book.
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