SOC 101 Lecture 20: Soc 101 (Introduction to Sociology) - in-class notes 20

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Instinct: action that is (a) relatively complex, (b) unlearned, (c) species-wide, (d) manifest when maturity is reached and triggered by stimulus. Example: bees have extremely complex behavior such as waggle dance. Drive: genes affect human action through urges for food, companionship, shelter, sex. Still, our seeming freedom is based on our creative intelligence, which has biological foundations. Humans are problem solvers with the capacity to create technologies and communicate complex ideas. Caused by our large brains, forward vision, dexterous hands, upright walking, vocal capabilities. Allow us to: solve problems and adapt to changes, manipulate objects and our environment, communicate complex thoughts and transmit knowledge from generation to generation. Our creative intelligence allows us to adapt to diverse environments and survive by gaining the necessities for survival through our actions. We create our own social rules through our creative intelligence, which is biologically based. Allows us to organize social relations in various ways.

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