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yuˈθɛn ɪkseu·then·ics

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. euthenicsnoun

    the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions

Wiktionary

  1. euthenicsnoun

    The study of the effects of place on people.

  2. euthenicsnoun

    study of improvement of human function when environment improves

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  1. Euthenics

    Euthenics () is the study of improvement of human functioning and well-being by improvement of living conditions. "Improvement" is conducted by altering external factors such as education and the controllable environments, including environmentalism, education regarding employment, home economics, sanitation, and housing, as well as the prevention and removal of contagious disease and parasites.In a New York Times article of May 23, 1926, Rose Field notes of the description, "the simplest [is] efficient living". It is also described as a right to environment.The Flynn effect has been often cited as an example of euthenics. Another example is the steady increase in body size in industrialized countries since the beginning of the 20th century. Euthenics is not normally interpreted to have anything to do with changing the composition of the human gene pool by definition, although everything that affects society has some effect on who reproduces and who does not.

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  1. euthenics

    Euthenics is a field of science that focuses on improving the well-being of people through the improvement of their environment, including factors such as nutrition, education, housing, and physical and mental health. It is often considered a part of the larger field of human ecology.

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  1. Euthenics

    Euthenics deals with the "improvement" through altering external factors such as education and the controllable environment, including the prevention and removal of contagious disease and parasites, environmentalism, education regarding home economics, sanitation, and housing. The term was derived in the late 19th century from the Greek verb euthenein: "thrive", "flourish". Ellen Swallow Richards was one of the first writers to use the term, in The Cost of Shelter, with the meaning "the science of better living". Euthenics is not normally interpreted to have anything to do with changing the composition of the human gene pool by definition, although everything that affects society has some effect on who reproduces and who does not.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Euthenics in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Euthenics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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