Asked by Cinthia Ramirez Nunez on May 21, 2024

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Describe the two approaches used to understand how personalities are developed,and state which one you agree with more.Would a sociologist agree with the theory of sociobiology? Provide examples to support your answer.

Sociobiology

The scientific study of the biological aspects of social behavior in animals and humans.

Personalities

Refers to the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique.

Sociologist

A social scientist who studies the behavior, interactions, and structure of groups of people within societies.

  • Scrutinize the dichotomy of nature versus nurture in the context of social behavior and the development of individual personalities.
  • Examine the approaches to understanding personality development and sociologists' views on these theories.
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aloysius edwardMay 23, 2024
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There are two basic approaches to understanding how we develop our personalities-broadly defined as an individual's relatively stable pattern of behaviours and feelings-and become members of the larger society.These are the biological approach and the environmental approach,traditionally referred to as the nature versus nurture debate.The nature side of the debate holds that our actions and feelings stem from our biological roots.Those on the nurture side of the debate argue that we are the product of our socialization-the lifelong process by which we learn our culture,develop our personalities,and become functioning members of society.Our sense of the world and of ourselves,then,is held to be the result of social interaction,which encompasses all of the ways that people interact in social settings while recognizing each person's subjective experiences and/or intentions.The science of sociobiology uses evolutionary theory and genetic inheritance to examine the biological roots of social behaviour.
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