Spencer

Spencer created the theroy of Social Darwinism. He applies Darwin's natural selection

and adaptation to society. Spencer coined the fraze survival of the fittest. It summarizes

some of what Darwin suggests but is manipulated to support his theory. He saysd that

people are in their position in society because of natural selection. Much like Stephen

Blackpool from "Hard Times", the hard worker was born into his position and has to work

hard to maintain equilibria. The species on top, the elite, don't have to work hjards while

the ones struggling have to work the most to support everything. He says that you are

born into your position.

Because of Darwin’s theory of evolution, more and more people tried to apply natural selection to soceity. This was called social darwinsim. People were trying to decide who was the "fittest." This ideology would create racism among white europeans. Also lower workers deserved to work as hard because thats how they survive. The harder the middle class and lower class work, the better workers appear and the unqualified ones are dismissed. People used evoluton to justify the existence of poverty. The upper class rose above becaus ehtey were the fittest and rose above other races and wrokers.

Imperialism also came out of social darwinism. It was extended internationally. European countries felt that their greater economic and military power entitled them to rule over weaker nations. They saw most non-western europen countries as inferior.

Another thing soical darwinism started to justify was war. War could be seen as a survival technique. It became a way to improve the human race through natural selection and survival of the fittest.

Herbert Spencer was the creator of Social Darwinsim. He coined the term "survival of the fittest." His thoughts were controversial and led to the exploitation of the poor working class as well as minorities. Because the wealthier people believed they were "fit", they used the workers to their advantage claiming if they used the capitalist system correctly, then they could climb to the top of the class system. They would make workers work tremendous hours in rediculous conditions. His theory impacted the sociology and anthropology of his times. He suggested to study social life in terms of a society’s component ‘structures’ and ‘functions’.

The Theory of Population argued that among human beings the survival of those who are the select of their generations (in other words those most adapted to circumstances) is a cause of development.