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Atavism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atavistic regression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atavistic regression is a hypnosis-related concept introduced by the Australian scholar and psychiatrist Ainslie Meares. Meares coined his term from the English atavism , which is derived from the ...
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However, genetic atavism is not accept by many scientists, who agree only to the extent that the theme is a controversial one. What has been interpreted as atavism, they argue, ... Another reason why atavism theory is not well-accepted is that in the past it was used by Europeans to support racial discrimination.
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Lombroso’s theory of atavism, the idea that criminals are born deviant, was strongly influenced by his medical background. It was at the University of Pavia in 1858 that Lombroso received his degree in medicine. One year later, he received his degree in surgery from the University of Genoa. During his time at...
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; Atavism; The theory of atavism, also referred to as sociobiology, was a concept developed by the criminologist Cesare Lombroso (1835 - 1909) that offers a biological explanation for criminal deviance. His theory states that criminal deviance is inherited and this inheritance is visible in the shape of the human skull.
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Accepting the doctrine that man has by low progress, come up to his present civilized state from brute conditions, all that is brutish in the conduct of criminals (also of the insane), is explained by atavism. According to this theory degeneracy is a case of atavism.
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Atavism: Atavism refers to Lombroso's theory that while most individuals evolve, some devolve, becoming primitive or "atavistic". These evolutionary "throwbacks" are "born criminals," the most violent criminals in society.
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