The purpose of the eugenics movement was to
a. Help immigrants assimilate into American society.
b. Improve racial qualities for future generations.
c. Diversify the genetic stock of Americans for a stronger blood line.
d. Provide a safe place for new immigrants to live as they learned about the American way of life.
B Correct Answer: Improve racial qualities for future generations.
Feedback for Correct Answer: British scientist Francis Galton coined the term eugenics as "the study of agencies under social control that may improve or repair the racial qualities of future generations, either physically or mentally" (Lynn, 2001, p. 4).
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