Xyy theory evaluation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

XYY theory: - Biological. - Jacobs (1965). - A genetic condition where a male has an extra Y chromosome, giving a total of 47. - Suggestion that XYY males have increased aggression. - Preliminary findings conducted at a max security hospital: 9/315. - 15/1000 suffers in prisons and 1/1000 in the general population. - Reinforces the idea that this aggression caused by the extra chromosome is an explanation for criminality. - Example: John Wayne Gacy who sexually abused and killed young bo...

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...

THEORIES OF CRIME (WJEC LEVEL 3 CRIMINOLOGY) ACTUAL EXAM xyy theory (jacobs) - CORRECT ANSWER-- xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - CORRECT ANSWER-- is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity betw...

THEORIES OF CRIME (WJEC LEVEL 3 CRIMINOLOGY) ACTUAL EXAM xyy theory (jacobs) - CORRECT ANSWER-- xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - CORRECT ANSWER-- is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity betw...

theories of crime (wjec level 3 criminology) questions and answers xyy theory (jacobs) - xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity between mz and dz twins -...

theories of crime (wjec level 3 criminology) 100% accurate answers xyy theory (jacobs) - xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity between mz and dz twins -...

theories of crime (wjec level 3 criminology) questions and answers 2023xyy theory (jacobs) - xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity between mz and dz twins...

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