PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Johann Spurzheim, Cesare Lombroso, Twin Study
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Chapter 2 theories of crime: biological and evolutionary explanations. Franz gall founding father of phrenology: relationship between shape of person"s head and his/her personality, mental ability, and behaviours. Johann spurzheim (one of gall"s students) applied these principles to explain why 30 women killed their children, but didn"t have a control group. Cesare lombroso took gall"s work and compared criminals (men and women, prostitutes) to. Normal segments of population (criminals had distinctive physical features) father of criminology. Charles darwin believed humans evolved from ancestral species via natural selection. Cousin misused his work galton founded eugenics: theory responsible for forced sterilization of those deemed unfit to reproduce in us, and atrocities that occurred under hitler"s regime. Genetics and crime twins, adoption, and molecular genetics. Behavioural genetics (relies heavily on study of twins and adoptions), help separate genetic from environmental influences (to some degree)
