Sociology

Degeneration Theory

Degeneration Theory

Degeneration theory was some sort of widely influential concept in the social and biological sciences in the 19th century. Degenerationists believed that civilization what food was in decline and that explanation for the decline in addition to, in general, social change may very well be found in actual or biological systems. The concept regarding degeneration arose through the industrial revolution as well as the European Enlightenment. Numerous influences were engaged.