Chapter 10 · Sweden's modern history

Vad gjorde den svenska rasbiologin under tidigt 1900-tal till en del av en diskriminerande politik?

Why was Swedish racial biology in the early twentieth century part of discriminatory policy?

1Människor delades in efter ålder i befolkningsstatistikPeople were grouped by age in population statistics
✓Människor delades in i påstådda raser med olika värdePeople were divided into supposed races of unequal worth
3Människor delades in efter vilken kommun de bodde iPeople were grouped by their municipality of residence
4Människor delades in efter yrke i arbetsmarknadsstatistikPeople were grouped by occupation in labour statistics

Correct answer: People were divided into supposed races of unequal worth

Racial biology gave racist ideas a scientific façade. Minorities suffered violations as people were measured, classified and ranked according to these ideas.

Key words

rasbiologi · racial biology; racist pseudoscience

Source: Forum för levande historia: Undervisningsmaterial om rasism · Rasismens historia; Rasbiologi 1930-talet till 1950-talet
Last checked: October 3, 2026

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Människor delades in efter ålder i befolkningsstatistik

Age statistics are not the same as racist ranking.

Människor delades in efter vilken kommun de bodde i

Residence is geographic information, not racial biology’s ranking of people.

Människor delades in efter yrke i arbetsmarknadsstatistik

Occupational statistics describe work, not supposed inherited human worth.

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Vad gjorde den svenska rasbiologin under tidigt 1900-tal till en del av en diskriminerande politik?

Correct answer: People were divided into supposed races of unequal worth

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