Review of Second International Congress of Eugenics, Vol. 1, Eugenics, Genetics and the Family, Vol. 2

Abstract

Reviews the book, Second International Congress of Eugenics, Vol. I, Eugenics, Genetics and the Family, Vol. II, Eugenics in Race and State by Second International Congress of Eugenics. The two volumes containing the addresses and scientific papers given at the Second International Congress of Eugenics compose an authoritative study of present knowledge and theories concerning the important fields of eugenics and genetics. The papers are individually analytical in treatment and informative in context. As reference books they are invaluable; as a source of general information and interesting reading in the important field of race character and betterment, they could not well be surpassed. The volumes contain papers of both a genetical and eugenical nature. Genetics is a pure science dealing with the laws of heredity, eugenics is an application of the laws of genetics to human mating for the benefit and improvement of the race. Volume I contains papers dealing with the relation of eugenics and genetics to the family. They approach the question from two viewpoints; first, the results of animal experimentation, and secondly the statistical evidence from family and social groups. Volume II contains papers showing the value of eugenics to the race and state. The world's foremost Eugenicists and Anthropologists contribute to this volume. The relation of eugenics to disease, to education, to inheritance, and to society is critically analyzed by the foremost authorities. The reader has thus at his command the facts of genetical research combined with statistical evidence and specific examples in the field of Eugenics. Combined, these two volumes are indispensable in a reference library and are extremely interesting and profitable for general reading. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)