Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

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Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

• Chapter 3

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Behavior Genetics

• So how do we separate out gene and environmental
  effects?

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Behavior Genetics

• Adoption Studies

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Behavior Genetics

• Genes force a set of actions on the environment

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Genetic Influence

• of
  the infant
• Genetic gives billions of
  neural connections in the brain

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Parental Influence

• Parental Influences
• These interact with the genetic makeup of the
  child producing
• Experience with

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Peer Influence

• Peers influence behavior starting at a young age

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Genetics and Culture

• All groups of people develop culture
• Individual Culture
• Culture

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Genetics and Culture

• Culture and Genes also collide when dealing with
  gender and sex

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Gender Differences

• Women
• Have 40 less muscle
• Can smell fainter odors
• Less physically aggressive

• Men
• Are 5in taller
• More likely to succeed at suicide attempts

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Gender

• Despite those differences, the male/female body
  are not that different

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Gender Roles

• Gender roles develop naturally and come from
  society

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Gender and Development

• Development of two theories explaining gender
  socialization

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Gender and Development

• Babies recognized difference between male/female
  and faces
• Once the child gains the ability to produce
  , this further separates the two genders

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Gender Discrimination

• Different Genders