dys·gen·ic (d s-j n k)adj. Relating to or causing the deterioration of hereditary qualities in offspring. |
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This would mean reconstructing all human associations and institutions to accommodate people whose sense of identity is defined by a dysgenic, self-destructive vice. They see converging social pressures threatening to produce a dysgenic intellectual decline in the population, or the dumbing down of America. Today, for every one African-American whose life pattern fits the dysgenic nightmare, there are roughly two following the eugenics prescription--moving out of the city, having smaller families, advancing financially and scholastically. |
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