Q.Comment on the methods of Eugenics.

Step 1. State the overall goal: eugenics, coined by Francis Galton in 1885, is the application of genetic laws to improve the human race, by increasing the population of outstanding individuals and decreasing the population of individuals with defective or abnormal traits.

Step 2. List the methods of positive (constructive) eugenics, which works to increase desirable germplasm: early marriage of individuals with desirable traits; subsidising the fit and establishing sperm and egg banks to preserve valuable germplasm; educating the public in the basic principles of genetics and eugenics; improving environmental conditions; and promoting genetic research.

Step 3. List the methods of negative (restrictive) eugenics, which works to eliminate defective germplasm: sexual separation of individuals with serious defects; their sterilization; control of immigration; and regulation of who may marry. …

List the specific measures the text gives under positive eugenics and negative euge …

• Confusing which measures belong to positive vs negative eugenics — e.g. placing 'sterilization' under positive eugenics by mistake. …