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he erroneous concept of socio-cultural evolu-
tion was proposed at different times by such
ideologues as August Comte, Herbert
Spencer and Lewis Henry Morgan—and later
combined with Charles Darwin's theory—
stating that all societies evolve from the primitive towards complex
civilization. This error, developed in the late 19th century and whose
influence increased in the period following World War I, supplied a
supposedly "scientific" basis for racism, colonialism, and the ruthless
movement of eugenics. Societies in different parts of the world with
different cultures, skin colors and physical features were subjected
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