1. Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
Chapter 3

2. Behavior Genetics
So how do we separate out gene and environmental effects?

3. Behavior Genetics
Adoption Studies

4. Behavior Genetics
Genes force a set of actions on the environment

5. Genetic Influence of the infant
Genetic gives billions of neural connections in the brain

6. Parental Influence Parental Influences
These interact with the genetic makeup of the child producing
Experience with

7. Peer Influence
Peers influence behavior starting at a young age

8. Genetics and Culture All groups of people develop culture
Individual Culture
Culture

9. Genetics and Culture
Culture and Genes also collide when dealing with gender and sex

10. Gender Differences Women: Men Have 40% less muscle Are 5in taller
Can smell fainter odors
Less physically aggressive
Men
Are 5in taller
More likely to succeed at suicide attempts

11. Gender
Despite those differences, the male/female body are not that different
Women have larger frontal cortexes, men have larger parietal lobes, differences most notably in the hypothalamus between heterosexual men and women/homosexual men

12. Gender Roles Gender roles develop naturally and come from society
Roles prescribe who is played with, how its played with, what is played with, who does what work around the house

13. Gender and Development
Development of two theories explaining gender socialization

14. Gender and Development
Babies recognized difference between male/female and faces
Once the child gains the ability to produce , this further separates the two genders

15. Gender Discrimination
Different Genders