... theory stating that the political and economic advantages in a developed society are derived from the biological advantages of its collective membership." The later definition includes many more social theorists than the previous. I would define social Darwinism as a defunct social theory in which people tried to determine fitness within society using race and class that often was an excuse for ... selection especially among humans and therefore were not social Darwinists. Also many social Darwinists simply were not believers of the science of Charles Darwin and consequently were not D...

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