biodeterminism

The religious political right holds a vision of world rule by select white Christian males (though a woman could help them get there), and enthusiastically embraces 19th century social Darwinism and biodeterminism defining gender and racial inferiority that is promoted in works like Richard Herrstein's and Charles Murray's The Bell Curve, impugning racial intelligence and seeking the roll back of anti-discrimination laws.

Michele Swenson: McCain, Palin Rely on 19th Century Ideals 2008