degeneration theory
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Within Vinony's link graph, degeneration theory is referenced by 168 other articles, and connects out to Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, culture and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.
It sits within the topics Bioethics, Declinism and History of eugenics.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
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- superseded scientific theory
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- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
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culture
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eugenics
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culture industry
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culture change
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