Talk:Somatology

Source(s) and context

• Birx, James, ed. (2005). "Deviance—Biological Explanations". Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Vol. 2. SAGE. p. 737. ISBN 9781506320038. In 1949, William Sheldon (1898–1977) introduced his theory of somatology, theorizing that people's body shapes affect their personalities and therefore the crimes they are likely to commit. More specifically, Sheldon identified the body shape of the mesomorph as a type that is muscular and athletic and more likely to engage in criminal behavior. While scholars criticized the research methodology and conclusions of these early biological explanations, the assumption that criminals are biologically different continued to guide research on crime. [...]

It seems to be a long-discredited early biological hypothesis in relation to crime and deviance. —PaleoNeonate – 02:51, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Scope

The strange initial scope may be as a result of the article being created by the same who also wrote this peculiar POVFORK (who ultimately was blocked for promotional edits)... —PaleoNeonate – 03:05, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Some adverts that were previously removed by other editors like Special:Diff/830624400 and Special:Diff/636164099 also suggest a possible New Religious Movement trend using the term. —PaleoNeonate – 03:12, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Potential merge target

There exists Deviance (sociology) § Biological theories of deviance but that is itself unsourced and should probably be rewritten. —PaleoNeonate – 03:08, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Then there is William Herbert Sheldon —PaleoNeonate – 07:13, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

And Somatotype and constitutional psychology —PaleoNeonate – 08:02, 19 October 2021 (UTC)