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Social Darwinism

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Theory in sociology that sociocultural advance is the product of intergroup conflict and competition and that therefore the socially elect classes (those possessing wealth and power) possess biological superiority in the struggle for existence. W

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AAT

Getty AAT term number

300055779

Broader Terms used

<sociological concepts>

Term used for

Darwinism, Social

Created

13yrs ago

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