Реферат: Nature Nurture Or Both Essay

chromosomes 22, 6, 13, 8 and 9, ( De Angelis, Tori. Boston globe.) These

examples reveal the genetic role in our development. They also expose our

predisposition to certain traits and behaviors.

The second camp sitting on the other side of the fence is the advocates

for nurture. Here, nurture represents our surrounding: parents, class-mates,

colleagues, our value system and our society as a whole. People in this camp

argue that man is a product of his environment. Some extremists went as far as

saying: give us any new born infant and we will shape him/her just the way we

want, by placing him/her in the desired environment. ? As one grows from infancy

to adulthood, social experience plays a critical and constant role in the

regulation of growth , behavior and emotions,? (Glick, Marion E.) Here we are

told that social deprivation at different stages of development can lead to

abnormalities in the stress hormone system, which may produce severe and long-

lasting physical, neural and psychological consequences. It is also interesting

to consider the gender differences due to the change in enviroment. Few deacades

ago, women were considered inferior to men in their achievements. Today,

eventhough the misconception of gender roles in society is still present, we

can clearly see the gap between men and women narrowing due to the change in

enviorment.

The new school emerging to help bring the nature nurture argument to

rest professes that there is no war between nature and nurture. Indeed, such war

would be absurd because it is the interaction of nature and nurture that defines

our behavior and well-being. Here, a question as ? WHY DID YOU STEEL THE CAR? ?,

cannot be answered by: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, or better yet, MY GENES MADE ME

DO IT. In understanding a behavior, both nature and nurture are taken to

consideration.

? Moreover, it is perfectly obvious that human social life is related to

human biology…Of course, neither biological nor cultural determinists ever

wish entirely to exclude the significance of the other.? (R.C Lewontin. p.267-