Phrenology and Degeneration Flashcards
What did Phrenology and Degeneration do for Lombroso? (Prepare)
Prepare the groundwork for Lombroso
Pioneer of Phrenology (Fr
Franz Joseph Gall
What is the main concept of Phren? (behavio
Behaviour regulated by 27 different “organs” in the brain.
5 fundamental rules of Phren? (Brain, 30, more, estim, increas or d
- Brain is the organ of the mind
- 30 separate “organs in brain”
- More active the organ, the larger the size.
- Size can be estimated by skull inspection
- size can be increased and decreased by self discipline.
What did the 5th fundamental rule of Phren indicate? (opti
Optimism from Phrenologists in regards to refrom.
What did Gall discover in Prisons in 1805? (thiev
Thieves had a well developed facility for greed organ in brain?
How was homicidal behavior determined in Phren? (larg)
Large organ of destructiveness.
What were Phrenologists opposed to?
The death penalty
How did phrenologists generally treat criminals? (patien
Like a patient since they were defined as abnormal.
What was phrenologist view on Habitual criminals? (should not be pun
Should not be punished but instead restrained and employed in useful labor throughout their lives.
When did degenartion take the BATON from Phrenology?
In the 1830s.
What is degeneration baised on? (La
Lamarkian evolution which believed traits of crime could be inherited or learned.
Pioneer of degeneration?
Morel
What did Morel decide Degeneration was (A devation
“A deviation away from normality, which could be congenital or acquired, leading to criminality and madness”
How was degeneration thought to occur (viola
A violation of morality and laziness or deliquency.
