
Nora Bateson
Team Human
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The Historical Context of Institutions and the Beginnings of Eugenics
Institutions were formed during the burgeon of industrialism, coinciding with the rise of eugenics in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This scientific community sought to control and define what is normal, leading to the infiltration of these ideas into various institutions like economics, psychology, school and health systems. The focus was on maintaining the norm, leading to the development of personality tests, IQ tests, and ideas about development. The repercussions of this period are still seen today in practices like personality tests, job tests, and other aspects of the world.
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