Exploring Nature vs. Nurture: Genetic Inheritance and Socialization Effects

Discover the interplay between genetic inheritance and socialization effects in shaping human characteristics through various case studies and research articles. Explore how traits are passed down from parents and how environmental factors influence personality development. Delve into intriguing topics like handedness, sexual preference, and the impact of birth order on personality traits.

• Nature vs Nurture
• Genetic Inheritance
• Socialization
• Personality Development
• Human Behavior

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1. Nature vs Nurture

2. 1)List characteristics (biopotential) that you have inherited from your parents in the format of the table below Biopotential Inherited from Mum s Side Biopotential Inherited from Dad s Side 2) Who are you most like genetically, your Mum s side or Dad s side? 3) List down the aspects of your personality you feel are a product of socialisation (nurture), that is you did not inherit it you just learnt it.

3. Read article: Righthandedness

4. Answer the following in your books 1. Why has the analogy of handedness been used to help explain a person s sexual preference? 2. Is handedness a nature or nurture argument? 3. What does the term inter-sexuality mean? 4. What do the cases of inter-sexuality and the case of the male identical twins that were raised as separate genders reveal about the nature vs nurture argument? 5. homosexuality? What has anthropologic research discovered about

5. Read the following article:

6. Nature vs. Nurture: Why First Borns Rule the World 1. What does the author of this article say is the significant predictor of a child s personality? 2. Is this a nature or nurture argument? Justify. 3. What are typical first born characteristics? 4. What are typical middle child characteristics? 5. What are typical youngest child characteristics? 6. What position are you in your family? 7. Do the characteristics identified above match your personal experience? If so how? If not why not?