Take a Few Minutes to Write Down Ways You Are

question 19

Essay

Take a few minutes to write down ways you are like one of your parents or a sibling. Now go through the list and write ways each of these could be genetic, and ways each could be socially constructed. How can the interaction between genetics and the family environment be responsible for these similarities? Now relate all of this back to the basic assumptions of the theory.

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Definitions:

Variance

In law, a variance is a granted deviation from the set rules of zoning or building regulations; in statistics, it measures the spread of a set of numbers.

Zoning Ordinance

A law that defines how property in specific geographic zones can be used, regulating building types, sizes, and uses.

Slander

The verbal communication of false statements harmful to a person's reputation.

Untruthful Statements

Declarations or claims that are not accurate, misleading, or false.