Paragraph 2 - eugenics and genetics

Question 1

eugenics

Answer 1

germ plasm is the primary factor in determining human behaviour

Question 2

germ plasm

Answer 2

an immutable hereditary substance that predetermines individuals physical, mental and moral characteristics

Question 3

genetic programming

Answer 3

all unique, inherits traits from family members, e.g. of parents and children

Question 4

twin studies

Answer 4

• over 10 carried out in differing countries
• monozygotic - idenitical
• dizygotic - fraternal
• greater concordance rate fro criminal behaviour among identical MZ twins

Question 5

this shows that…

Answer 5

there is a high degree of hereditary involved (Joseph 2001)