SY101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Human Genetics, Sociobiology, Symbolic Interactionism
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For generations, one of the major issues every sociology student has faced is the nature vs. nurture debate: the "human nature" explanations are essentially genetic: people act in specific ways because of their biological makeup. If human behaviour is the result of human nature, then the result has profound implications. American sociologists started to challenge this "born in the bone" thinking: they argued that human behaviour is largely associated with social and cultural forces. Sociobiologists believe that a lot of human behaviour can and should be explained through evolutionary means i. e. genetic factors can predispose some people to certain careers. In the 1800s, charles horton cooley theorized about the emergence of human identity. In contrast to the biological explanations of his day, he argued that the unique aspect of. Mead and role-taking: george herbert mead suggested that play is also a critical element in the development of a self.
