SOCB50H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Atavism, Enrico Ferri, Cesare Lombroso
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Visual representation is another way norms are constructed, similar views on visuals. Through the 19th century a number of scientific techniques were developed to identify criminal and deviant types. The idea that unusual physical characteristics can mark the evil and criminal person is an ancient on. Science of judging character based on facial features such as shift eyes, weak chins, large arrogant noses . John casper lavater published physionomical fragments in zurich in 1775. Became a way to label non whites as criminals. Importance was that gave rise to phrenology (skull feeling) The scientific measurement of skulls, especially in relation to craniology. Biological atavism: criminals were evolutionary throwbacks-a reversion to an earlier from of animal life and could be identified by physical characteristics or stigmata . Leilani affect by eugenics, documentary belief in eugenics that it would create a superhero race. Goal was to pull out humans with the most potential this was the goal of eugenics.
