SOCI 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Feral Child, Genetic Linkage, Reinforcement
22 Nov 2016
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Becoming human : humans only organism that thinks about thinking, two approaches to understanding how we develop our personality the nature vs. nurture. Nature holds that our actions feelings stem from our biological roots. Nurture humans product of socialization: sense of the world social interaction. Asserts that social behaviour among human has evolve over time. Evolutionary psychology argues darwinian inheritance concept explain contemporary behaviour. Argues the physical and behavioural difference in man and women result of natural selection. Social scientists biological theories disregard the ability of humans to think before they act. Sociologists acknowledge that genetic linkage exist and influence behaviour. The nurture argument: learning to be you: the strongest point for showing how we became who we are because of nurture. Development of self: sociological insights: every person is unique, the selfs is ones identity compromises our self image -key component of personality. The i part of the self that is spontaneous, creative and impulsive.
