students i tell my is during the 19 teens -- 1910 's, everyone was a eugenicist. almost everyone would say yes. that's a bit of a daunting thought for us now. in the first half of the 20 century, it seemed like a promising set of practices. susan: why did that change? ms. nurridin: one of the turning points i would argue -- it does shift in some ways. the turning point is world war ii and the outcomes of nazi atrocities. that is when people start moving away from the term. a lot of the questions eugenicists are bringing up about using heredity and later genetics to talk about social issues does not really go away. in margaret's -- it migrates and other fields by genetics and social sciences. people are still bound by these genetic terms and ways of thinking to talk about other kinds of problems. susan: is there a field of eugenics being practiced today or has it gone out of favor? ms. nurridin: i would argue it is still being practiced, but there are a number of people who would disagree because we don't call it eugenics anymore. a lot of people don't call it euge