sheldon

Question 1

what is his theory

Answer 1

physiological
biological

Question 2

what does his theory state

Answer 2

criminal behaviour was linked to physical form

Question 3

who did sheldon’s theory advance from

Answer 3

lombrosos (70 years later)

Question 4

what is sheldon’s book called that he published his findings tonight

Answer 4

atlas of men

Question 5

what study did sheldon’s carry out

Answer 5

• sample of 4000 photos of college students ( control group) and delinquents
• rated on scale of 1 (low) - 7 (high) on their resemblance to mesomorphy
• RESULTS delinquents had a higher than average rating then college students
  
  • delinquents 4.6
  • college students 3.8

Question 6

what did the hayden good will institute find

Answer 6

out off 200 delinquents where more likely to be mesomorphs

Question 7

what did sheldon and eleanor gluek find

Answer 7

looked at 800 delinquents and 800 non delinquents- delinquents where more likely to be mesomorphs

Question 8

describe a ectomorph

Answer 8

BODY SHAPE
thin, flat chest and tall
PERSONALITY
self conscious, private and introverted

Question 9

describe a mesomorph

Answer 9

BODY SHAPE
hard muscular body’s, thick skin and upright posture
PERSONALITY
adventurous, courageous and risk taker

Question 10

describe a endomorph

Answer 10

BODY SHAPE
soft body, round shaped and over developed digestive system
PERSONALITY
tolerant, relaxed and social

Question 11

what are two explanations for the criminal body type being mesamorphic

Answer 11

1. maybe need a tough body to survive or gain access on streets
2. body type and social meaning, mesomorphic boys where already judged to be delinquents and had labels

Question 12

STRENGTH: how does other study’s support this and what are these two study’s link to GRAVE

Answer 12

STUDYS: gluek and gluek and putwain and simmons
found similar results , it provides a support for sheldon
reliable: been repeated and shows its consistent

Question 13

STRENGTH: how is sheldon using a good sized sample a strength link to GRAVE

Answer 13

sample size of 4000 and the use of a control group makes it generalisable and can represent the whole population
control group: makes it more valid, get a true picture

Question 14

STRENGTH: which criminals are mesomorphs

Answer 14

ted bundt, most serious delinquents had the most mesomporhic body’s, in sheldon’s study

Question 15

WEAKNESS: what did gluek and gluek find

Answer 15

criminality was best explained by biological, psychological and environmental factors - sheldon only considers biological and genetic factors

Question 16

WEAKNESS: how may criminal be labelled

Answer 16

mesomorphs committing crime may be due to labels rather than biology, people internalise the label and so it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy
labels cause police crackdowns so they get caught more

Question 17

WEAKNESS: are body shapes fixed.

Answer 17

-not all body shapes are fixed, some people are more athletic etc
-doesn’t consider crimes that don’t require criminals to be physically fit technological crimes
- john wayne gacy, not a mesomorph
- people’s body shapes change through life times