that Marx was supported by Darwin’s theory of Natural selection. The Social Darwinian’s parallels with the animal world fitted in with the prevailing racist arguments that human character was based upon the measurement of men’s skulls. Darwin explained that the evolution of life, with its rich and varied forms, was an inevitable consequence of the reproduction of life itself. Firstly, like breeds like, with minor variations. But secondly, all organisms tend to produce more offspring than survive and breed. Those offspring that have the greatest chance of survival are those more equipped to adapt to their surroundings, and, in turn, their offspring will tend to be more like them. The characteristics of these populations will, over time, increasingly adapt to their environment. In other words, the "fittest" survive and spread their favored characteristics through populations. In nature, Darwinian evolution is a response to changing environments. Therefore, we can see how Darwin’s theories inspired Marx to conclude that social status is survival of the fittest, creating sexual stereotype of women being the lesser of the sexes, since they can not produce equally or are not as "fit".Darwin taught that the differences between men and women were due largely to sexual selection. To pass his genes on, a male must prove himself physically and intellectually superior to other men in the competition for females, whereas a woman must only be superior in sexual attraction. Darwin concluded that "sexual selection depended on two different intraspecific activities: the male struggle with males for possession of females and female choice of mate." In Darwin's words, evolution depends on "a struggle of individuals of one sex, generally males, for the possession of the other sex..." (Darwin, 1859, 55)Darwin used several other examples to illustrate the evolutionary forces that he believed produced men of superior physical and intel...
