MedHum1 Chapter all: Week 1: Reading Guide
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Stephen jay gould, the mismeasure of man, pp. Keywords (define in your own words): atavism. Atavism was a connection or link to something of the past. Lombroso saw a series of atavistic features recalling an apish past rather than a human present (pp. Lombroso argued that crime is hereditary and that people can innately act as a normal ape or savage in the past would, and that is deemed criminal in our society today: anatomical stigmata. Lombroso termed the physical signs of atavism anatomical stigmata . Anatomical signs include enormous jaws, high cheek bones, prominent superciliary arches, solitary lines in the palms, extreme size of the orbits, and handle-shaped ears found in criminals. Lombroso"s anatomical stigmata was average measures for the same trait in great apes. 1)in what ways were atavistic criminals considered similar to non-western, non-white. Lombroso speaks about many similarities between savages and criminals.
