SOSC 1920 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Phrenology, Grater, Eustress
2 Oct 2013
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Biological determinism: biology determining physical features; physical characteristics that determine gender, race; extending the science to social behavior rather than simply biological processes. The still infuse and infiltrate our everyday lives and influence how we think about gender and biological sex. The primary influence in the 18th century was religion (christianity) Based on the notion that god created man and women differently so that they could reproduce. Wasn"t until the 1900s that science began to emerge and join the debate. Scientific revolution scientist"s were beginning to discover anatomy and dissecting humans. Some drawings replicated much of the beliefs around gender characteristics. Why do some species differ in some way yet remain similar in other ways: answered these questions with his theory of natural selection, natural selection - argued that changing environments, animals and species adapt. Those species that adapt well to their environments are reproductively successful.
