CRI205H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Premenstrual Syndrome, Trigonometric Functions, Tabula Rasa
26 Jan 2017
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Look at the combination of biological or psychological attributes that might explain criminality. Traits combine with social factors (predisposition can activate or suppress by social factor or environment stimuli) Used to explain why people respond differently to similar situations (if only small percentage of offenders become persistent repeater, what sets them apart from neurology is abnormal biological or psychological condition, 10% population. Characteristics: people are blank slate so behaviors are function beyond individual"s control, free will is extremely limited, application of the scientific method. Evolutionary throwbacks: william sheldon"s somatypes (1940s) Tendency to criminality is determined by body type: ectomorph tall, thin, intellectual, shy, endomorph heavy, lethargic, friendly, mesomorph muscular, active, aggressive, prone to delinquency/violence. There is correlation between criminology and body type. Many of the inherited traits are not genetic but maybe diet, healthcare, environmental factors: sociobiology (1970s) Branch of science that views human behavior as motivated by inborn biological urges and desires.
