社しゃ会かい進しん化か論ろん

noun

social Darwinism

A sociological theory applying Darwinian concepts of natural selection to human societies. Often used in historical or critical contexts.

See also: 社会ダーウィニズム

• 社しゃ会かい進しん化か論ろんは19世せい紀きに広ひろく受うけ入いれられたが、現げん在ざいでは批ひ判はんされることが多おおい。

  Social Darwinism was widely accepted in the 19th century, but is now often criticized.