SOC 104 Chapter 2: chapter 2
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What is biological determinism: actions and behaviors are determined by genetics, specific to species. Determinism: cause-and-effect logic, inevitable to happen. People having biological factor in becoming an addict. Humans are limited ex: cannot stay under water for long periods if time, cannot become airborne without the aid of technological devices, cannot fly etc. This perspective understands humans too mechanistically/ too universally. If behavior was determined by biology (instinct) we would not be able to behave otherwise. Naiman does not dismiss biology so how is she understanding the role of biology: we have impulses but, we all have the will to control what we do, sees biology as conditions of possibility: There are things that you can"t change such as not having wings to fly. Biological conditions limit the choices you would like to exercise: features open up conditions for our social world: