Law and Politics

Social policies based on the eugenics movement called for the ________ of mentally handicapped women.

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Henry H. Goddard published a study of the ________ family.

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Family tree researchers such as Henry Goddard worked in the field of criminal ________.

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According to biological theories of crime causation, the ________ is the locus of personality.

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The philosopher ________ proposed using the concept of the scientific method when studying human behavior.

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The work of ________ led to the Italian School of criminology.

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________ holds that social phenomena can be measured and quantified.

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Positivism is not associated with biological theories.

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The field of criminal anthropology derives from feelings that deformity and disfigurement are ...

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A key tenet of sociobiology is the concept of territoriality.

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Sociobiology was developed by Cesare Lombroso.

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Research using twins generally does not show support for genetic influences on criminality.

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Konrad Lorenz was influenced by Charles Darwin.

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Mass murder suspect Richard Speck successfully used the XYY theory as a defense.

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The Minnesota Twin Study has found that MZ twins reared apart are about as similar as MZ twins ...

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If human behavior has a substantial heritable component, any observed relationship might be expected ...

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There is little evidence to suggest that XYY men commit crimes of greater violence than other men.

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The XYY defense has never been used successfully in court.

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Both men and women can have Klinefelter's syndrome.

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A normal male chromosomal structure is XY.

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The eugenics movement was prominent in the United States after World War II.

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According to biological theories, the basic determinants of human behavior may be inherited.

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Biological theories consider external forces to be the cause of behavior.

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Positivists believe social phenomena are observable and measurable.

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The systematic study of the biological basis of social behavior is known as

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