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In the first decade of the twentieth century, the debate over the nature and content of eugenics intensified. Interpretations differed from coun- try to country, depending on eugenicists’ cultural, social and political backgrounds. In Hungary, the ambition of the first generation of eugen- icists was, first and foremost, to construct a social science which could be used as an instrument to facilitate social reform. This does not imply that the biological and medical dimensions of eugenics were ignored. On the contrary, next to sociology and anthropology, biology and medi- cine were seen as two essential disciplines underpinning eugenic claims for social re-engineering and national protection. This convergence - between social and medical dimensions of eugenics — deserves to be highlighted, both historically and theoretically.
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Turda, M. (2014). A New Dawn. In: Eugenics and Nation in Early 20th Century Hungary. Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137293534_3
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