social Darwinism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsəʊʃl̩ ˈdɑːwɪnɪz(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈdɑɹwənˌɪzəm/ (General-American)
Etymology
From social (adjective) + Darwinism (noun).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.
Night City was like a deranged experiment in social Darwinism, designed by a bored researcher who kept one thumb permanently on the fast-forward button.
1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 7:
Translations (22)
tr sosyal Darvinizm (theory) · fr darwinisme social (theory) · hu szociáldarwinizmus (theory) · fi sosiaalidarvinismi (theory) · es darwinismo social (theory) · yue 社會達爾文主義 /社会达尔文主义 (theory) · cs sociální darwinismus (theory) · el κοινωνικός δαρβινισμός (theory) · he דרוויניזם חברתי (theory) · cmn 社會達爾文主義 /社会达尔文主义 (theory) · pl socjodarwinizm (theory) · hi सामाजिक तत्त्वज्ञानी (theory) · ru социа́льный дарвини́зм (theory) · ka სოციალური დარვინიზმი (theory) · it darwinismo sociale (theory) · pt darwinismo social (theory) · sv socialdarwinism (theory) · ko 사회진화론 (theory) · tr sosyal Darvincilik (theory) · nl sociaal darwinisme (theory) · pl darwinizm społeczny (theory) · de Sozialdarwinismus (theory)