social Darwinism
noun
: an extension of Darwinism to social phenomena
specifically
: a sociological theory that sociocultural advance is the product of intergroup conflict and competition and the socially elite classes (such as those possessing wealth and power) possess biological superiority in the struggle for existence
social Darwinist
noun or adjective
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