NATS 1775 Quiz: Nature vs.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1775
• Professor: Vera Pavri

Document Summary

Involves what is more important in terms of human development, is it nature (your genes) or is it nurture (environment or circumstances you grow up). Genetic determinism: our genes determine almost every facet of human, their characteristics, their behaviour, personality etc. The eugenicists, eugenics movement is the extreme form of genetic determinism. When you think every single characteristic is a productive of you genes. There is still a debate about certain characteristics and traits in relation to whether or not they are product of nature or nurture. Issue of sexual preference, one"s sexual preference is determined by genes or not. Linking sexual preference to genetics has a great number of positives but it can also have great number of negatives, those who are bias. Positives: it might open up people"s eyes in society. Genetic discrimination, legislate against negative consequences that a lot of people face because of prejudice and bias in our world.