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What is Social Darwinism?

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Social Darwinism is similarly related to the "survival of the fittest" except in this case it deals with economic and political issues. For example, a country that is small and is in poverty is less likely to survive compared to a larger country with extreme wealth that could potentially take over the country that was in poverty.
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Social Darwinism is a name given to various theories of society which emerged in the United Kingdom, North America, and Western Europe in the 1870s, and which claim to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics. I am hoping that this answer has satisfied your query and it will be able to help you in your endeavor, and if you would like, feel free to ask another question.

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