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Christopher Badcock

b. 1946

British sociologist

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About Christopher Badcock

Born 1946. Christopher Badcock is a sociologist, academic and psychoanalyst, known for Imprinted brain hypothesis.

Christopher Robert Badcock (born 1946) is a British sociologist and emeritus Reader in Sociology at the London School of Economics, from which he retired in 2011. He received his PhD from the London School of Economics in 1973 under the supervision of Ernest Gellner. His thesis, and his early work thereafter, focused on the work of Claude Levi-Strauss. He served as a lecturer in sociology at Polytechnic of the South Bank from 1969 to 1973, and was on the faculty in the Sociology Department at the London School of Economics from 1974 until his retirement. He is known for working with Bernard Crespi to develop the imprinted brain hypothesis, according to which autism results from "a paternal bias in the expression of imprinted genes", whereas psychosis results from a maternal and/or X-chromosome bias in the expression of such genes.

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Important facts

Born
1946
Birth century
Known for
Imprinted brain hypothesis
Education
Maidstone Grammar School, London School of Economics, Polytechnic of the South Bank
Employers
London School of Economics and Political Science, London South Bank University
Also known as
Christopher Robert Badcock, Christopher R. Badcock

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Who is Christopher Badcock?

British sociologist

When was Christopher Badcock born?

Christopher Badcock was born in 1946.

What is Christopher Badcock's occupation?

Christopher Badcock is a sociologist, academic and psychoanalyst.

What is Christopher Badcock known for?

Christopher Badcock is known for Imprinted brain hypothesis.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christopher Badcock

· Wikidata: Q97154084

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