SOCI 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Capital, Sociobiology
14 Nov 2016
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Socialization is a lifelong process by which we learn our culture, develop our personalities and ideally become functioning members of society. Nature says you are a culmination of your biology. The answer is that you are a bit of both. It assumes a biological basis for social behavior. If their behavior is based on genetics, what about humans? selective advantage. E. o wilson (harvard professor) is known for the study of ants. There is no pre school for ants to socialize them. Evolutionarily, humans most important job is to create viable offspring. Ant behavior is genetically based: they"re born with the knowledge they need. Anything that increases your offspring"s ability to survive is considered a. Doesn"t matter if its behavioral or genetic (i. e. , beauty, education) Wilson"s study was called sociobiology, now its called evolutionary psychology. Everything can be understood in terms of reproduction. Believes that the social environment holds greater importance in shaping a person.
