Sociology 2266A/B Lecture 8: Lecture 8
19 Oct 2016
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The idea that individual physical and mental characteristics are governed solely by heredity: crime is biologically determined, we can identify a criminal simply by looking at them. Somatotyping: practice of attempting to draw connections between a person"s behaviour or temperament and the person"s body type or physique. William herbert sheldon (1940"s: body types could define personality, ectomorph. A thin, introverted person with poor social skills. Pear shaped or round with wide shoulders and hips. High body fat in all areas, including arms and thighs. Assertive in nature, courageous, full of life, competitive, risk takers. Factors resulting from the interaction of individual biological and social characteristics (ex. Determinants), which predispose individuals to certain behaviours: learn to control deviant behaviours as part of our socialization/desire to avoid punishment, deficient social environment may predispose children to perinatal complications, poor nutrition and abuse. Is a branch of genetics that studies the relative contributions of heredity and environment to behavioural and personality characteristics.
