The Concept Of Nature Vs. Nurture

II. The intersection of sexual orientation and ability-level has enormous impact in both positive and negative way.

1. Some people have argued that the Johns Hopkins psychologist used this opportunity as an experiment to test his nurture theory of gender identity. What are the expected results of this experiment, assuming that the nurture theory is valid?

The concepts of Nature vs Nurture, are major concepts in social science. Nature is the hereditary pattern of physical features in a human being 's development. These features include, but are not limited to, our personality, usual and unusual appearances and the general measurements of how humans hold the attributes of being sociable, hostile behavior, their emotions, and the usage of alcohol and drugs. On the other hand Nurture is slightly different. Nurture is the influence of the environment that plays upon the behavior and characteristics in a human. The idea of nurture is that humans will grow up to form their personality on the way they are raised and life experiences. Culture is defined by the people in the environment, however, the environment helps shape and form human personalities in order to forge a culture. Culture is created by religions/beliefs, clothing/foods, language/social habits as well as the humanistic discipline; such as music, paintings, literature, and many more. Culture is generated by humankind, because humans hold their belief systems and patterns that was passed down by generations; by humans passing down what they have learned from their families this begins to create a culture. Personality plays a central role in both nature vs nurture and culture. Furthermore, personality is stated “the total organization of inherited and acquired characteristics of an individual as evidenced by the individual 's behavior (Hunt 119). Personality is either

Living in a world full of social perceptions, expectations and limitations make it difficult to survive when everything about a person contradicts those social ideals. Humans are composed and influenced by multiple constituents: they are more than just “gay,” “fat,” or “white.” But because of a society filled with magazines, super models and stereotypes, it’s easy to lose sight of that. Secluded, pushed away and punished, Joe Schwartz lived most of his adolescent life alone, like many others, due to his sexual orientation. From reading his life story, a new perspective can be seen.

Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick, the famous identical twins from the movie The Parent Trap, were separated at a young age by their divorcing parents. Sharon grew up in Boston to a socialite mother while Susan grew up in California on her father’s ranch. Sharon had structure while Susan’s life was very laid back. They looked the same and liked many of the same things, yet their personalities were very different. What is responsible for these differences? Is it simply that they are two different people with different interests and preferences? Or did the environments that they grew up in play a part in making who they are? In the nature vs. nurture controversy, nature proclaims that our genetic make-up plays the primary role in human

The nature side of the argument is basically what we are born with, our heredity. The main idea of this is that we are born with predetermined traits that may or may not create psychopathic tendencies in us. Dr. Richard Davidson of the University of Wisconsin at Madison published a report in 2000 that compared brain scans of five

There is a discrete difference between the definition of sex and gender. Sex, is more so, the physical differences that is noted in the human anatomy. On the other hand, gender, more so addresses the idealized image that is often associated with the given sex. Women are “weak”. Men are “strong”. To further analyze and add on to this definition, in Rethinking Sex and Gender, Christine Delphy addresses the terms of which “the idea that gender is independent of sex has progressed.” She then goes on to state, “the aspect of ‘sex roles’ and sexual situations that are recognized to be socially constructed rather than biologically determined” (Delphy). The idea of sex roles has been socially constructed through our moral values, rather than it being biologically constructed. Yet, where do such sex roles attribute to those with long term disabilities? Often times, the physical or intellectual disability of individuals lead them to feel less of a boy or a girl. They feel like they don’t conform to the stereotypical image of the perfect male or female. There is a lack of association of being “feminine” or “masculine” with their own identity. In 2014, a research was conducted of men with long- term conditions to study their feelings regarding their own identity. It was concluded that the “interviewees said that they want to be sexually active but feel as if their sexuality is ignored as they are ‘genderless’” (Learning Disability Practice).

In chapter seven, of Social Inequality Forms, Causes, and Consequences, gender identity and sexual orientation are discussed. The chapter discusses transgender;

“Money Changes the Way We Think” and “The Science of Success,” both explore the topic of nature and nurture. Nature is usualy seen as the beter gene to have since it gives you a ‘fight or flight’ instinct. While it's counterpart Nurture is seen as the weaker and less prefered gene to have since it's typically seen as a handicap. While these two might have some similarities, it's their differences that truly defines them.

Social Construction of Sexuality Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions to individuals of the opposite sex, same sex, both sexes, or more than one gender. These attractions and behaviors that express them, engender an individual’s awareness of their social identity and sexuality. Sexuality is composed of a broad range of behaviors and processes, including the way your body develops and the way you feel and respond toward others. To understand the social construction of sexuality we must pay attention to the factors that shape and constrain it: race, ethnicity, gender, and social class, without ignoring the limitations, constraints, and disadvantages faced such as poverty, prejudice

Does the environment that one grows up in contribute to alcoholism or is alcoholism determined by genetics? It wasn’t until 1991 that alcoholism was considered both a medical and psychiatric disease by the American Medical Association. Alcoholism is defined in the dictionary as a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver, and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. (dictionary.com). It is also defined as an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness

When her parent found out, she attempted to commit suicide. Her father suspected she was either mentally afflicted, a degenerate, or vicious because she was a lesbian. Freud also states, when a homosexual decides to abandon the “normal” way, they are choosing to be banned by society. Furthermore, the article suggests that homosexuality can be caused by a suffering childhood. These are the main points discussed in the article. In addition, Constructing Sexual Identities in the 1930s by Henry L. Minton discusses a case in 1937 where a young black actress realizes she is homosexual. To analyze the situation, Henry’s team consists of a variety of people with a psychiatric interpretation. Overall, Henry discusses the background and results of the sex variants study, and then consider the broader context of this investigation. He then discusses how it is situated within the rise of a homosexual community and the medicalization of

Irigaray poses both the Darwinian and Pavlovian model for behavior as two variants that are seemingly inescapable (Irigaray, 37). Bodies are ordered and misordered into “(dis)organization” and so naturally forced to look toward established behavioral survival models in “almost fatal repetition.” Irigaray questions whether the classifications of sexual identity and female identity, two “unresolved” phenomena make room for escape from this violent misordering and

The Nature vs. Nurture has been a long never ending debate for some time now. Nature vs Nurture has been so profoundly debated, that now it’s unclear whether what makes us who we are and what we do, nature or nurture. For purposes of this essay Nature is going to be defined as characteristics we acquire through our genetic and biological factors, while that Nurture is going to be defined characteristics we acquire through our interactions and influences with the environment. There are endless ways of taking an approach to the Nature vs Nurture conflict, thus the reason that it’s truly unclear if its Nature or Nurture or even both what makes us who and what we are.

Throughout history there has been speculation about what influences sexuality in men and woman. Is sexual orientation biological or cultural in nature? There is a common misconception that sexual identity operate in parallel with gender roles( Sell, 2005 as cited in Wilkinson & Roys, 2005, p.65). Scholars have not came to an agreement regarding what actually comprise a person’s sexual orientation, however a sexual orientation has been deemed a cumulative experience and interaction of emotional and sexual feelings towards one or both genders (Wilkinson & Roys, 2005, p.65). The paper provides provides some clues as to what factors influence sexual orientation in men and woman.