Disaster in Franklin Co.
Nature vs. Nurture
Kristi Dunn
Western Governors University
GLT-1
Nature vs Nurture are studies that have been going on for years within the scientific community to explain multiple issues. Some studies will suggest that nature makes us who who are, meaning genetic factors are the major contributor of being who we are. These include what personality traits, intelligence, and emotional characteristics we will inherit from our parents. Thus, these studies ultimately state we are genetically predisposed in deciding who we become. On the other side of the debate is the nurture studies, meaning environmental factors are the major contributors to shaping us into who we are or become. This include your upbringing, your lifestyle, home environment and the way someone was interacted with, taught or treated as a young child. One generalized controversial example of the nature vs. nurture debate, and how each side believes, is explained by Starr Kang, “according to someone who believes nature determines behavior, although a child may have had wonderful life experiences and a stellar upbringing, if he is genetically predisposed to violent behavior, no amount of good parenting can alter that.”(Kang, n.d.) In contrast, Starr Kang explains what proponents on the other side of this debate believe. “Children raised in healthy, positive environments are more likely to grow into productive successful adults than children raised in negative, threatening environments. Thus, people 's behavior is a reflection of how they were raised and the situations they experienced in life, not the result of inherited traits.” (Kang, n.d.)
One current study on nature vs nurture is being done on obesity. On the nature side of the debate is whether or not genetics play a role in obesity rates. On the other side are those who believe we are not genetically pre-dispositioned to be overweight, rather it 's our environmental influences that cause some to be
Kristi Dunn
Western Governors University
GLT-1
Nature vs Nurture are studies that have been going on for years within the scientific community to explain multiple issues. Some studies will suggest that nature makes us who who are, meaning genetic factors are the major contributor of being who we are. These include what personality traits, intelligence, and emotional characteristics we will inherit from our parents. Thus, these studies ultimately state we are genetically predisposed in deciding who we become. On the other side of the debate is the nurture studies, meaning environmental factors are the major contributors to shaping us into who we are or become. This include your upbringing, your lifestyle, home environment and the way someone was interacted with, taught or treated as a young child. One generalized controversial example of the nature vs. nurture debate, and how each side believes, is explained by Starr Kang, “according to someone who believes nature determines behavior, although a child may have had wonderful life experiences and a stellar upbringing, if he is genetically predisposed to violent behavior, no amount of good parenting can alter that.”(Kang, n.d.) In contrast, Starr Kang explains what proponents on the other side of this debate believe. “Children raised in healthy, positive environments are more likely to grow into productive successful adults than children raised in negative, threatening environments. Thus, people 's behavior is a reflection of how they were raised and the situations they experienced in life, not the result of inherited traits.” (Kang, n.d.)
One current study on nature vs nurture is being done on obesity. On the nature side of the debate is whether or not genetics play a role in obesity rates. On the other side are those who believe we are not genetically pre-dispositioned to be overweight, rather it 's our environmental influences that cause some to be
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