SOCI 1002H Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neil Stonechild, Social Darwinism, Social Inequality
18 Jan 2017
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Is human behaviour the result of our biology?" hsw. Racialized policing: aboriginal peoples" encounters with the police" us. Any theoretical explanation of human behaviour that focuses on the biological or genetic basis for that behaviour. The mass media reinforces our belief in inborn patterns by telling us that such diverse human characteristics may all be genetically determined. An inborn complex of behaviour that must normally exist in every member of the species and, because it is embedded in the code, cannot be overcome by force of will. A simple response of an organism to a specific stimulus. Humans have instincts [sexual instinct, maternal instinct, survival instinct] but we are able to control them in social situations. Human behaviors are the result of a complex interplay of biological elements and social learning, with each feeding back on and altering the other in a never-ending process. Revolves around the competition for survival in nature.
