In the United States,approximately 60,000 individuals were sterilized in the twentieth century in a variety of programs intended to ensure that criminals,"the feeble minded," and others were not able to have children.This approach to "improve" the genetic pool for the population most closely matches which of the following varieties of determinism?

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Physical determinism is the belief that physical factors, such as genes or brain chemistry, determine human behavior and outcomes. In this case, the sterilization programs were based on the belief that certain individuals were genetically inferior and should not be allowed to reproduce.

In the United States,approximately 60,000 Individuals Were Sterilized in the Twentieth