SOC101 Lecture Notes - Ender Wiggin

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC101
• Professor: Barry Mc Clinchey

Document Summary

Socialization - life-long process by which we learn our culture, develop our personalities, and become functioning members of society. We are the only animals that can think about thinking. The nature argument: being born you y genetic make-up y assumed to be more important in determining the person you become. Now callled y evolutionary psychology (form of sociobiology): darwinian inheritance can explain contemporary human behavior. y examine the biological roots of the social behavior y secure the survival of the species. John patton- evolution explains why the achuar have high murder rates, it is a part of their culture to kill: victor nell- can explain why young men are more likely to drive faster than women and older men. Argues that when young men reach the mating and fighting age (16-20), their sense of invincibility is at an all-time high.