Nature in terms of health and social care defines as the qualities we are born with that makes us what we are. Nurture defines as how we are influenced as a child by the environment around us, including other people. Many scientists, philosophers and researches argue that individuals’ personalities and talents come from their DNA and many others argue that the majority of it is influenced by life experiences and the environment. There have been studies involving identical and fraternal twins to find out if it is the genetics (nature) or environment (nurture), which was the effective one on the case of personality development. Which side of the debate is more influential?
Discuss the nature-nurture debate in relation to Demi Lovato Key principles Nature - is the inherited or innate characteristics, features or qualities of an individual. This side of the nature-nurture debate suggests that we are a certain way because of the genes we gain from our parents. Nurture - is how the surroundings on an individual affect them, e.g. their environmental influences and conditions. This side of the nature-nurture debate suggests that we are a certain way because of the way we were bought up and our life experiences.
Nature vs. nurture. There has been many controversies whether which of these theories is correct according as to how we behave. But what is nature and nurture? Nature is the theory that we are who we are because we were born that way and nurture says that we learn to behave a certain way based on our surroundings. Although this theory hasn’t been proven to be true, I believe nurture affects our behavior more than nature.
Our Nature part, our behaviors, our inborn instincts, which we believe must be genetic, is “what we’re all about”. The Nurture part, begs the question of how our surroundings has shaped us over time. Some scientists fall into the camp of “nature is what makes us what we are”. We are genetically related to our biological parents and siblings, therefore, we should be mini-mes of our family; we should all act and think the same way – or close to it. Some scientists fall into the other camp that it’s the “nurturing that makes us who we are”.
Nature vs. Nurture Your eye color, straight or curly hair, height and pigment of skin are all inherited and a part of our genes. However is the way we act? The question of “are we born bad or made bad” has caused quite a controversy for years. Researchers have been studying if it is nature or nurture that makes us who we are. In other words, are we born to be a certain way or are we shaped by external influences such as parents, friends, and social expectations.
Running head: NATURE VS NURTURE: TWO STUDIES Nature vs Nurture: Two Studies Lesli A. Hill Western Governors University Nature vs Nurture: Two Studies Almost since the beginning of time, humans have tried to figure out why we are the way we are. Are our traits the result of our genetics, or our living situation? This question is the crux of the raging debate called “nature versus nurture.” The nature vs. nurture debate is all about determining whether we are shaped more by heredity or environment, and it has been applied to everything from intelligence to disease processes to sexual orientation. Proponents of the nature theory believe that we are destined have certain qualities because they are pre-programmed into our DNA, while supporters of the nurture theory believe that we learn our
Nurture is the cause to our behavior as well as characteristics, even though genes are what give us that certain spunk to our personalities, the environment has the power to alter it and make us into the exact opposite, as some say. “Nature vs. Nurture, Guirguis Shady; 2004” In conclusion, nature and nurture are tied in together in ways that many of us so not see, but only at times when it is pointed out to us, then we may begin to think which is which again? The nature and nurture are both very important in the study of human development, and without the other, does no justice to the creation God had made to design the human developmental process. Our genes are important because we inherit them and that makes us apart of our family, give us connection, helps us to understand what kind of person we are and even maybe why, but the environment has the influence to alter and also help to develop us in additional ways from our genetics. It is my thought that even the Bible is an environmental influence, one that can help us to become all that God has created us to be, as we willingly submit to His Truth as the Truth of God’s Word.
I am Gabriel Bernardo Bautista Panlilio. I am the son of Cristino and Sabrina Panlilio. As such, a lot of who I am is because of how my parents shaped me. They have been my earliest teachers, and until today, are still teaching me the values, principles and morals they want for me. A big part of my personality is because I am an interpersonal crosspoint of my parents.
Before I took this class I thought that a person’s development was based mostly on their nature. Nurture is how someone is raised. Nature is what is in someone’s genetics. For example, someone can be intelligent due to genetics which they received from their parents. An example, for nurture would be children would hit other children because that is what their parents did to them.
My parents have taught me right from wrong in many of ways from not to lie, to treat others like you want to be treated and to respect your elders with respect as well. With these morals and values that my parents taught me, my life will be easier to stay on a straight and narrow path for what is going to happen in the future. My parents have worked all their life to supply and support the family the decided to have and they have instilled that into me for when the time comes when I decide to have a family and I want to support my family like my parents did for me and to make sure they succeed in life like I am. My parents have pushed me to make sure to stay in school and get a degree because back then it wasn’t the “thing” to do. My parents went to some college but ended up getting jobs and starting a life.