Project Gutenberg 2005-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 200 Chapple, W. A. (William Allan) 1864 1936 Chapple, William Allan Waddell, Rutherford 1849 1932 The Fertility of the Unfit Produced by Jonathan Ah Kit, Irma Špehar, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Fertility of the Unfit" by W. A. Chapple is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book addresses pressing questions related to population dynamics, particularly the concerning rise in the birth rate among the "unfit" segments of society, such as criminals and defectives, while the "fit" exhibit a declining birth rate. Chapple’s examination highlights issues of moral restraint, societal responsibility, and the long-term implications of these demographic trends on civilization. At the start of the work, the author discusses the gravity of the problem of increasing numbers of unfit individuals contributing to society and the alarming implications for future generations. The preface by Rutherford Waddell emphasizes the need for a serious discussion on the topic, with solutions ranging from indeterminate sentences for criminals to the proposal of limiting the fertility of the unfit through various methods. The opening chapters set the stage for a detailed analysis of the factors contributing to the declining birth rates among the fit population and the rising birth rates among the unfit, touching upon historical perspectives, biological laws, and societal attitudes towards family planning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Population Eugenics Involuntary sterilization HV Text Sociology Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Sociology 249184 2025-08-07T06:14:05.722425 text/html 245311 2020-12-13T06:13:34 text/html 497768 2025-08-07T06:14:12.662384 application/epub+zip 498259 2025-08-07T06:14:08.065400 application/epub+zip 149388 2025-08-07T06:14:06.439413 application/epub+zip 728069 2025-08-07T06:14:15.641423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713218 2025-08-07T06:14:11.441425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238880 2022-09-08T04:19:06.973478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221330 2025-08-07T06:14:05.040448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221223 2020-12-13T00:34:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20353 2025-08-07T06:14:15.790356 application/rdf+xml 12157 2025-08-07T06:14:06.936391 image/jpeg 3517 2025-08-07T06:14:06.684392 image/jpeg 78758 2020-12-13T00:34:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 469044 2020-12-13T06:14:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 539287 2025-08-07T06:14:05.756461 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia Entry from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand en.wikipedia