the nature-nurture question has been an on going debate that is still active to this day regarding whether a persons development of certain biological and regular characteristics are determined strictly on their nature (genetics) or nurture (how they are raised and by who).
Nature side of the debatethe nature side of the debate claims that the genetic makeup of the person will always develop the same no matter how that person is raised and brought up. For example the nature side of the debate claims that if a new born baby that has really tall curly hair blue eye biological parents were to be adopted by a Mexican short straight hair brown eye family that the child would still develop the genetics that were given to him by his biological parents.
Nurture side of the debate
The nurture Side of the debate claims that even though a child is handed down certain biological characteristics they can be altered with by the way the child is raised and brought up. For example lets say there was a couple who loved to smoke and drink, and were very angry people. They got to work and the girl got pregnant but upon having the baby the husband was put in jail and she died during the childbirth so the baby was given up for adoption. A loving christian family was granted the custody of the child and they raised it with their morals and beliefs. The nurture side of the debate claims that the child would grow up and have the same characteristics and morals as the non biological parents who raised it instead of having the biological characteristics of the biological parents.
Examples
here are some of the most popular examples that keep the nature-nurture debate alive and active.
- Homosexuality
- Personality
- Intelligence
- obesity
- occupation
My personal take
After reading a few articles and learning about this topic my personal take on this debate would have to be a mixed one. I don't believe one is fully effective while the other is false. I believe that their is a combination of both the sides that take place. Let me give you an example I don't believe that just because a child with really tall biological parents is given to a short family to be raised that all of the sudden the child is going to be short. But on the other hand I do believe that if a child that has really aggressive drug addict parents is given to a Christian family that the way the child is raised will be dramatically different then how the parents act and are.
Sources
http://nobaproject.com/modules/the-nature-nurture-question
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/nature-vs-nurture-examples.html
http://www.softschools.com/examples/science/nature_vs_nurture_examples/482/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/naturevsnurture.html
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