Adoption Studies
Adoption studies
Real World
Hutchings and Mednick (1975) studied Danish adoptees and found that boys with biological fathers who had criminal records were more likely to offend themselves, even when raised by non-criminal adoptive parents — supporting a genetic contribution to antisocial behaviour.
Exam Focus
Cite Hutchings and Mednick and specify which parent type (biological vs adoptive) the child resembled to demonstrate precise AO2 application.
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