Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

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Genes

Probabilistic, not deterministic

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Behavioral genetics 


study influence of genetic factors on behavioral traits

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Identical (monozygotic) twins

100% the same genetically

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Fraternal (dizygotic) twins

share about half their genes

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Twin studies

involve comparing identical and fraternal twins reared together and apart to estimate the relative importance of nature versus nurture.

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Parenting

plays a large role in attitude, values, manners, beliefs, faith, and politics

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Epigenetics


Study of heritable changes in gene expression which do not involve modifications to DNA sequence

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Social scripts

Culturally modeled guide on how to act in society