EXTRA CREDIT - SOCIOLOGY 170

TOPIC:  NATURE VERSUS NURTURE
POINTS: Up to 10
DUE:    Monday, September 20 at class time
LENGTH: About four pages (850 words)

There are many debates about which is more important in making us
"human," in how culture and society come to being and maintain
their form, and in who and what we are as social creatures.

One of these debates centers on the importance of nature or nurture
in things like conflict, gender roles, power, or resource distribution.

For this essay: Explain what the nature/nurture conflict is about,
give some examples, and then join the debate by taking a side and
explaining the role each plays and which you feel is most important.

REMEMBER: This is not an opinion. You must back up your claims with
text, lecture, or reliable sources.

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