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Nature vs. Nurture

Nature vs. Nurture. Nature: instinctual, biological, ( laughing, motherhood, warfare, religion, capitalism, and the creation of society. ) 10.000 human instincts. ( Sociobiology ) Nurture: social environment ( heredity, birth order, parental characteristics, cultural environment ) . Heredity.

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Nature vs. Nurture

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  1. Nature vs. Nurture • Nature: instinctual, biological, ( laughing, motherhood, warfare, religion, capitalism, and the creation of society. ) 10.000 human instincts. ( Sociobiology ) • Nurture: social environment ( heredity, birth order, parental characteristics, cultural environment )

  2. Heredity • Heredity: transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children. • Aptitude: a capacity to learn a particular skill or acquire a particular body of knowledge • Instinct: unchanging, biologically inherited behavior pattern

  3. Birth Order • Siblings: whether you have brothers or sisters. • First child: more likely to achieve, and responsible than later born child. • Later child: are more social and affectionate • Middle child: sometimes seems to get into more mischief (try to get parents attention) • Only Child, Foster Child, Adopted

  4. Parental Characteristics • Level of education • Economic status • Cultural heritage • Occupational background • Age • Marital status

  5. Cultural Environment • United States vs. Europe or Asia (values, beliefs) • Gender or Sexuality( male, female, gay ) • Ethnicity, Italian, Hispanic, Asian, • Region: Northeast (N.Y, Philly) South (Alabama), Midwest (Chicago), West (L.A.) • Neighborhood

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