SOC229 Lecture Notes - Bulimia Nervosa, Chromosome, Essentialism
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Males are innately aggressive to some degree b/c of testosterone =nature. Tend to find differences in aggression b/w men and women. Boys are more aggressive than girls and prefer violent toys and superheroes etc. When look at people in federal prison for violent crime, 90% are male. Sociobiology can explain male aggression as an interaction b/w nature and nurture. Differences b/w men and women (nature or nurture?) Women tend to navigate based on landmarks whereas males tend to navigate spatially (n, s, e, w) The higher the testosterone level in men, the more likely they are to navigate spatially= nature. Human beings were hunter gatherers (hunted animals and gathered fruits and vegetables) Men travelled long distances from home when engaged in the hunt. More effective to use spatial form of navigation. Natural selection nature selects traits that work and so if selected, people live longer and able to pass that trait on to their offspring.