Although the PowerPoint lectures sometimes follow the book chapters, note that you do not need to read the book in order to understand the PowerPoints. The book is optional, and no quiz questions come from the book.
, An Overview of This Chapter
I provide this chapter in my Online Social Psychology class, but
we are not going to have time for it this semester in our in-person
class
Still, I wanted to provide it to you as my online students see it, so
this is unedited. Feel free to read or ignore this chapter – the
choice is yours. I think you will find a lot of the information
informative, though!
, An Overview of This Chapter 1
In this chapter, we focus on the interaction of biology and culture,
tackling the age-old question of nature versus nurture
That is, are we more impacted by the notion of nature (where
our genes and other biological factors determine who we are
and what we do) or …
Are we more impacted by the notion of nurture (where the way
we are raised and the culture we inhabit influences us)
Of course, I hope you know by now that nature and nurture do
not work independently, but rather interact with one another.
Let’s explore how these two systems influence each other …
, An Overview of This Chapter 2
This final chapter will focus on four sections, including …
Part One: How are we influences by biology?
Part Two: How are we influenced by culture?
Part Three: How are females and males alike and different?
Part Four: What can we conclude about genes, culture, and
gender?
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