Monday, June 30, 2014

Nature Vrs. Nurture

There is a debate going on in this country that uses nature versus nurture  as an argument. It is the front runner of some of the most conservative opinions. From this place it is easy to then start misrepresenting exactly what nature is and what nurture is. It’s actually a biology versus psychology essentially.  In terms of human development, it could apply to transgender individuals,  homosexuality or even masculine and feminine attributes. From the nature perspective, there are theories that human nature and the chemical processes of the mind is what ultimately controls life style choices. We are driven by the genetic programing that took millions of years to create. Alternatively the is the nurture approach to how humans behave, and the choices we make. To some the way some of those have been raised effect the kind of adult they are meant to be. I’d like to look at both sides of these arguments and see which I most agree with.  
When speaking about nature and sociology we’ve got to look at it subjectively. There are researchers who’ve came up with multiple ways to explain how humans behave. We are mammals with instincts and primal urges, essentially. Things we do naturally such as communicate with body language, react to certain stimuli, and detect pheromones is involuntary. When applying this to everyday social interaction there that every nuance expected is some form of natural human behavior.


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