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Nature Vs Nurture
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Nature or nurture? Or nature and nurture? 'The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated' Eliza Doolite, My Fair Lady (NB this is just an idea!!) Over the course of the last century one of the greatest debates in anthropology concerns the basis of behaviour, specifically whether behaviour is innate i.e. genetically controlled, or whether it is learnt through the socio-cultural environment. This is often referred to as the Nature vs Nurture debate. There are two main arguments on this issue. The 'Nativist' claim that all behaviour is innate believing that genes control the majority of animal behaviour. On the other hand, the empiricist position suggests that all behaviour is learned through an individuals cultural experience and conditioning - that individuals begin life as blanks slates. This debate has evolved such that I shall argue the question is not whether behaviour is innate...
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