What Is Nature vs Nurture?

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What is nature vs nurture? Nature vs Nurture is a debate of what makes us who we are. Nature argues that it is the enviroment and the people in it (such as where we live, rich or poor, or the schools we go to) that make us who we are. Whereas nurture argues that it is our genetics and how we are raised by our guardians that make us who we are. This is commonly used when discussing human behaviour. Nurture is a behavior that you learn. It is not a behavior you are born with it is something you learned. Being polite, being fair of things are nature things that we have learned behaviors. Contrary to this is why most people believe humans are not nice to each other. Humans are selfish by nature. We learn to be less selfish by learning this behavior and it is to our advantage to learn it. Look at it this way, If I share my food with friends and family then my clan stays healthy and strong. If I'm selfish I become strong but, my clan becomes weak so in the time of need I will be weak because I will be by myself. My clan will not be strong enough to fight other clans. You as a parent, family member or friend, nurture certain behavior as desirable. Nature (other than environmental) means it's in someone or something's has nature to do something. For example, It is in a child's nature to cry when he/she skins their knee or when they are hungry. You also take a walk to enjoy nature. Your genes e.g attached earlobes are there by nature as you are born with them. the simplest way to describe nature is that it involves the environment and anything that is not man-made (IE: A plant or animal or even a forest). What do Sociologist think about nature? All sociologist believe that nature is about genetic upbringings. I am backed up by the 'The Time' magazine cover story. In the summer of 1994 Time magazine's cover story featured a scientific
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