SY101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Gender Role, W. E. B. Du Bois, Hidden Curriculum
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Becoming human: we are the only organisms that can think about thinking, how we think about ourselves and the world is an important and dynamic area of research for social scientists. Sense of world and of ourselves = social interaction: (cid:449)ays i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h ppl i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)t i(cid:374) so(cid:272)ial setti(cid:374)gs, re(cid:272)og(cid:374)izi(cid:374)g ea(cid:272)h perso(cid:374)"s subjective experiences / intentions. Nature argument : being born you: nature argues that most behavior is determined by our genetic makeup. Sociologists assume that nurture side is more important in determining person you become also appreciate that biology plays a role in explaining some aspects of behavior like athletic ability and intellectuality. Core assertion of sociobiology = social behaviour among humans has evolved over time to secure the survival of species: evolutionary terms most important achievement is to leave as many offspring as possible. Sociobiology argues = physical + behavioural differences we see in women and men are result of millions of yrs of nat. selection.
