What is the xyy theory - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lombroso's theory - correct answer-born criminals features of a born criminal - correct answer-deep eyes large in size thick lips eyes close together features of a criminal - correct answer-atavistic features that are heritable William Sheldon - correct answer-Somatotypes Which somatotypes is most likely to be a criminal ? - correct answer-Mesomorph what did Sheldon fined a correlation between? - correct answer-body type and the crime Jacobs Theory - correct answer-XYY Men XYY theory ...

What comes under Biological theories? - CORRECT ANS Genetic theories, Physiological theories What comes under Genetic theories? - CORRECT ANS 'XYY' theory, twin study, adoption study What is the 'XYY' theory? - CORRECT ANS A male having an extra Y chromosome also known as super males What did Jacob et AL (1965) suggest about XYY? - CORRECT ANS Males with XYY chromosomes are more aggressive and thus more inclined to be more violent then males with a single Y chromosome ...

WJEC Criminology Unit 2 - Theories What comes under Biological theories? (Correct) - Genetic theories, Physiological theories What comes under Genetic theories? (Correct) - 'XYY' theory, twin study, adoption study What is the 'XYY' theory? (Correct) - A male having an extra Y chromosome also known as super males What did Jacob et AL (1965) suggest about XYY? (Correct) - Males with XYY chromosomes are more aggressive and thus more inclined to be more violent then males with a single ...

CRIMINOLOGY WJEC UNIT ONE EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) What is social policy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive of human welfare, such as their quality of life. What causes a change in social policies? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policies change due to social change. An example of this could be the feminist movement. The feminist movement caused changes in policy so that women were abl...

WJEC CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 2 STUDY ACTUAL EXAM Lombroso's Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-Criminals are born criminal with Atavistic Features which define if they are criminal or not. Criminals are a primative species which are not fully developed. Strengths of Lombroso's theory - CORRECT ANSWER-Charles Goring (1913) found that criminals have low intelligence rates meaning that it is linked to genetics. Ceasare Lombroso is the father of modern criminology meaning that he has started criminolo...

What comes under Biological theories? - CORRECT ANS Genetic theories, Physiological theories What comes under Genetic theories? - CORRECT ANS 'XYY' theory, twin study, adoption study What is the 'XYY' theory? - CORRECT ANS A male having an extra Y chromosome also known as super males What did Jacob et AL (1965) suggest about XYY? - CORRECT ANS Males with XYY chromosomes are more aggressive and thus more inclined to be more violent then males with a single Y chromosome What did Jacob...

Name genetic theories - Jacob et al-XYY Twin studies Adoption studies Name physiological theories - Lombroso's atavistic features Sheldon's somatotypes Outline what Jacob et al found - 15 per 1,000 in prison had XYY 1 per 1,000 in general population had XYY Strengths of XXY study - Jacob et al found significant number of men in prison had XYY chromosomes Adler et al: genetic factors may determine aggressive and violent behaviour Limitations of XYY study - Found genetic abnormalites w...

What comes under Biological theories? - ️️Genetic theories, Physiological theories What comes under Genetic theories? - ️️'XYY' theory, twin study, adoption study What is the 'XYY' theory? - ️️A male having an extra Y chromosome also known as super males What did Jacob et AL (1965) suggest about XYY? - ️️Males with XYY chromosomes are more aggressive and thus more inclined to be more violent then males with a single Y chromosome What did Jacob et al (1965) find ou...

CRIMINOLOGY WJEC UNIT ONE EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) What is social policy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive of human welfare, such as their quality of life. What causes a change in social policies? - CORRECT ANSWER-Social policies change due to social change. An example of this could be the feminist movement. The feminist movement caused changes in policy so that women were abl...

1) Sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) used the term stigma to refer to characteristics that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability and violations of norms of appearance. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Knowledge 2) Sociologically, an act cannot be classified as deviance if it does not cause physical or emotional harm to another individual. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 154 Skill: Application 3) Human sexuality illustrates how a group’s definition...