Question

which statement shows how darwins theory of evolution was used by social darwinists to explain the differences between the classes? natural selection includes the concept of the inheritance of wealth. the division of the social classes shows that competition is unnatural. eventually, less fortunate people will be unable to survive, and the classes will be equal. since only the strongest survive and thrive, they are compelled to aid the less fortunate.

Explanation:

Social Darwinists applied Darwin's "survival - of - the - fittest" concept to society. They saw social class division as a result of natural competition where only the strongest thrive. They did not believe in aiding the less fortunate as it went against natural selection, and they did not think the classes would become equal as the less fortunate would perish. Also, natural selection in their view was about biological and social success, not inheritance of wealth. And they considered social competition as natural.

Answer:

None of the provided statements are correct. Social Darwinists believed that the division of social classes was a result of natural competition where the fittest rose to the top and the less fit struggled, and they did not think the strong were compelled to aid the weak, nor did they think classes would become equal, and natural selection was not about inheritance of wealth and they saw social competition as natural.