Socialization

Nature vs. Nurture

Nature Vs. Nurture

Describe yourself…

Now ask: Are we born to beOr

Made to be….

funny beautiful tallSmart an addict a smoker

Nature vs. Nurture

• Nature is biology• Nurture is environment

1869 Galton identifies that success runs in families…Nature!

1930 Watson, Nurture

Watson

“Give me a dozen healthy infants, well formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select - a doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and yes even a beggarman and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.” -Watson, 1930

SociobiologistsHumans have inherited physical

characteristics that help us flourish AndHumans have inherited behavioral traits that

help us flourish Instincts based upon genetics…we avoid incest

because it produces inferior offspring

Many of their ideas rejectedMany cultures, first cousins/cousins

encouraged…Behaviors (folkways, mores) can change

rapidly

Nature vs. NurtureNature vs. Nurture

Heredity and EnvironmentHeredity and Environment

• BORN and MADE:– Many infants have different temperaments…fussy,

happy, calm, easily soothed, talkative, etc. (BORN)– These patterns do not necessarily remain stable as

baby grows…• Changes in behavior typically due to caregivers

responses and interactions (MADE)

– Levels of achievement differ among people with a similar IQ due to different types of stimulation (MADE)

• Humans have a tendency to form pecking orders (hierarchy) often a combination of being born and made…– Irish (BORN)at the bottom of the white pecking order (MADE)

• BORN and MADE:– Many infants have different temperaments…fussy,

happy, calm, easily soothed, talkative, etc. (BORN)– These patterns do not necessarily remain stable as

baby grows…• Changes in behavior typically due to caregivers

responses and interactions (MADE)

– Levels of achievement differ among people with a similar IQ due to different types of stimulation (MADE)

• Humans have a tendency to form pecking orders (hierarchy) often a combination of being born and made…– Irish (BORN)at the bottom of the white pecking order (MADE)

• Question: So how do we research this question?

• Answer:Twins