In the Debate Over "Nature" and "Nurture," Where Do Sociologists

question 93

Multiple Choice

In the debate over "nature" and "nurture," where do sociologists stand?

• A)Their focus on how genetic makeup is a major factor in shaping human behaviour positions them on the nature side.
• B) Their suggestion that genetic inheritance underlies many forms of social behaviour,including war and peace,positions them on the nature side.
• C) Their suggestion that social environment probably has a greater effect than heredity on the way we develop and the way we act positions them on the nurture side.
• D) Their failure to acknowledge that some aspects of people's physical makeup largely are determined by heredity positions them on the nurture side.

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