SOC 2700 Lecture : LEC 4 - JAN 31

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Scott Brandon

Document Summary

Id (pleasure variable, selfish part, first stage of development), ego, (conscious/rational/thinking part, child develops right and wrong) superego (development of moral self, internalize morals and values, guilt and shame) Malfunctioning ego or superego leads to crime, becomes one of the explana vvvvvbbbvvg bvbbb ggghjtions as to why we have criminal behaviour. How we can explain a variety of different things: personality studies. Colours (4 different colours and each have a predominate personality trait), C; reserved, task oriented, cautious, careful, contemplating) mmpi (more complex, several versions) , and cpi (abnormal vs normal persons) Anti-social personality disorder (number of symptoms, repeated violations with the law, repeated lying, impulsivity, can be detected early on: the problem with impulsivity and crime. Lack of focus in peoples life, goals. Low intelligence, dysfunctional family, associate with other people with high impulsivity (gangs: 4. Developed by sir francis galton, concerned with the ideas of evolution. How can we predict future criminal behaviour.