The intricate relationships between Malthusianism, social Darwinism, eugenics and sterilization may be revealed through investigating both the common threads and distinct effects that each theory has. Malthusianism, the first of the four principles, was the economical and philosophical base of eugenics, and the Malthusianism social ideas about how to avoid the natural increase of the poor also inspired Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, which was later applied to culture as social Darwinism. Sterilization soon …showed first 75 words of 804 total…

…showed last 75 words of 804 total…surgically implanted in their bodies. Though, it may seem outdated and unethical, the practice of sterilization still exists today in many different cultures. In conclusion, these many theories put forth all have a bearing on gender in different cultures, specifically women. Population control through eugenics, social Darwinism and sterilization that can all be traced back to Malthusianism practices make it more difficult for targeted groups of people to co-exist with each other in certain societies.