How Long to Read Heredity in Relation to Eugenics

How Long Does it Take to Read Heredity in Relation to Eugenics?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Heredity in Relation to Eugenics by Charles Davenport

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Completely reset and reformatted, this is a masterful, thoroughly researched and documented survey of the effects of inheritance upon positive and negative human traits-including physical, mental, and racial attributes-this book was acknowledged as the best work of its kind and used for decades as the standard US college textbook on the topic. Written by Professor Charles Davenport, a Harvard-trained Ph.D. graduate who also served as director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and founder of the US's Eugenics Record Office, Heredity in Relation to Eugenics was the culmination of decades of research carried out to investigate the effects that biological descent had in improving-or impoverishing-human stock. Prepared at a time when Western academics could still write freely about the supremacy of nature over nurture, and of the important effects of race and racial mixing, Professor Davenport's book provides a wealth of detail-including meticulously researched family trees-which prove conclusively that every human attribute, both positive and negative, can be traced back to an individual's biological inheritance-and this includes psychology, intelligence, character, and behavior. It is the ultimate scientific refutation of the "blank slate" theory promoted by leftist sociology. This book shows that inheritance determines all individual physical and psychological characteristics, including musical, artistic, literary, mechanical, mathematical, and memory retention abilities. Furthermore, Professor Davenport's research proved disorders such as epilepsy, insanity, narcotism, rheumatism, speech defects, eye and ear defects, skin diseases, cancers and tumors; diseases of the muscular system, the blood, the thyroid gland, the vascular system, and much more, are all inherited. Studies even show, Professor Davenport illustrates, that characteristics such as pauperism, criminality, and nervous diseases also run in families. The case studies then move on to discuss the importance of race, immigration, and its effect upon society, before concluding with a study on the best way to eliminate undesirable traits, the sociological aspect of eugenics, "the salvation of the race through heredity," and a discussion of "freedom of the will and responsibility" in ensuring that society's interests are best served. Lavishly illustrated with over 180 charts and diagrams. Indexed.

How long is Heredity in Relation to Eugenics?

Heredity in Relation to Eugenics by Charles Davenport is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heredity in Relation to Eugenics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Heredity in Relation to Eugenics aloud.

What Reading Level is Heredity in Relation to Eugenics?

Heredity in Relation to Eugenics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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