NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Nature or Nurture: The Case of the Boy Who Became a Girl by Keith K. Schillo Biology Department SUNY College at Oneonta Part I – A Tragic Error In 1965, Janet Reimer of Winnepeg gave birth to twin boys named Bruce and Brian (Colapinto, 2004; CBC, 2004). Both infants were normal and healthy, but because they had difficulty urinating doctors recommended that they undergo circumcision (i.e., surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis)
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The nature and nurture of a person varies depending on genetics and the environment that the person is surrounded by. Everyone is different in their own way and each person reacts differently based on the situation that they may be in. Heredity, genetics, intelligence, environment, language development, and life experiences are examples that represent nature and nurture that can impact a person’s life (56). Nature is defined by Spencer A. Rathus on page 56 as the inborn, innate character of
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Are we Nature or Nurture? Both Nature and Nurture have significant impacts on our lives. Nurture involves how you were raised, the way you were treated, what you were taught to believe, where Nature is your genes, how you were born. Think about your parents. What is their job? Are they a republican or democrat? Do they go to church? Most likely, if they are republicans, you are too. If they go to church every Sunday, you do too. Our parents have perhaps the most impact on our lives, because they
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Nature vs. Nurture When looking at the nature and nurture debate, overall, I believe that our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions as humans are more strongly influenced by our environment, or nurtured. However, looking from the other point of view, that they are influenced by nature is also very plausible. In general, the reason that the nurtured makes most sense to me, is that the environment everyone grows up in (which is what influences us, obviously,) is so varied from person to person. What
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Nature or Nurture The answer to the question of, which has had a greater influence on who I am today either nature or nurture, is simply both. Here is why: A darkness existed in the environment I was brought up in. That darkness filled the streets of the city and surrounded me with hatred, fear, and hopelessness. That played a significant role in sculpting my person as it is today. On the other hand, I believe that nature also had a great effect on who I am now. There are people that would
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Nature vs. Nurture Over the years there has been a pretty big debate over nature verses nurture and which one plays the larger role in human development and how they act. Nature is the genetics or hereditary influences of a person; basically nature is the genes you are born with that can’t be changed. Nurture is experiential or environmental influences that you develop over time after you are born, such as how your parents raise you which gives you a large variety to how you will act as you
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Nature versus Nurture The nature versus nurture debate has been one that has been around for centuries. This debate was spawned from the idea that nature and nurture are both pieces of the human puzzle. Are we as humans shaped because of our genes only or are we influenced by our peers and environment? The opinion of this writer is that a person is who he or she is based on both principals of nature and nurture. Personal Thoughts My thoughts on nature and nurture have never been
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Nature versus Nurture Cindy Dean ECE 205: Introduction to Child Development Instructor: Alan Reitman August 3, 2014 Nature versus Nurture The topic Nature versus Nurture has always been a difficult topic in the scientific world. These problems of levels to which environment and inheritance influence behavior and development in a person. Nature is an example of behaviors due to inheritance. These methods of behaviors are founded on the genetic make-up of an individual as well as influence
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behavior: nature or nurture. Nature is simply the unmodifiable factors or genetics that an individual is born with; those who believe that nature is the primary shaping force of who we become are called nativists. While Nurture is the modifiable factors such as the environment or experiences that are unique to each individual; those who consider nurture as the primary driving force in human development are called empiricists. As many articles that are out there concerning the nature vs. nurture debate
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