Arguing That a Child Grows Up to Be Tall Because

question 54

Multiple Choice

Arguing that a child grows up to be tall because her genes code for being tall is an example of:

• A) biological determinism, because height IS a biological (genetic) fact.
• B) biological determinism, because the stated reason for being tall is biological.
• C) cultural determinism, because height is a culturally constructed idea, and must be measured in a non-universal unit of measurement such as the inch.
• D) cultural determinism, because the connection between genes and being tall is conventional and arbitrary.
• E) Structural determinism, because height comes from or is based on the skeleton..

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