TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anne Aschenbrenner
PY  - 2014
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783656869405
TI  - Social Darwinism and its Consequences for 19th Century Society
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/286654
N2  - The phenomenon of Social Darwinism is by no means easy to explain or to define. Its name suggests that Social Darwinism has something to do with Darwinism, meaning the evolutionary theories of Darwin. In the course of this paper, it shall be outlined how Social Darwinism could be defined, what link there is or could be to Darwin and his theories and the role Herbert Spencer plays in coining the term Social Darwinism. Furthermore, it is aimed at discussing the impacts of Social Darwinism on the contemporary society of the 19th century, in particular the English Imperialism and also racism in general, as well in England as in America. Apart from that, the attention will be drawn to the influences of Social Darwinism on English and American literature of the time. Finally, a conclusion will be given to sum up the most important outcomes of this paper.
KW  - social, darwinism, consequences, century, society
LA  - English
ER  -