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Question #1
Men "Throwing Like A Girl": Separating Nature from Nurture (Links to an external site.) In this post, Lisa Wade discusses the Nature vs. Nurture debate using the example of throwing ability. http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/02/20/men-throwing-like-a-girl-separating-nature-from-nurture Understanding the Post True or False: In this post, Lisa Wade argues that men and women’s throwing ability is related more to nature than to nurture.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Clearly, there are observable differences between men and women. Which of the following statements summarize Lisa Wade’s arguments about the differences between men and women?
A.   Asking if differences between men and women are either based on nature or on nurture is the wrong question. Even if we can observe a certain difference between men and women, we do not know where that difference comes from.
B.   Asking if differences between men and women are either based on nature or on nurture is the wrong question. Some traits and characteristics are clearly biological, while others are clearly social.
C.   Some traits and characteristics are clearly biological, while others are clearly social. Sociology tells us that the grand majority of differences between men and women are caused by socialization (nurture) alone.
D.   Sociology tells us that the grand majority of differences between men and women are caused by socialization (nurture) alone. Even if we can observe a certain difference between men and women, we do not know where that difference comes from.
Question #3
Which of the following is the process of learning and internalizing the values, beliefs, and norms of our social group?
A.   social construction
B.   psychosexual stages of development
C.   preparatory stage
D.   socialization
Question #4
Some scholars argue that behavioral traits can be explained by genetics. Others argue that human behavior is learned and shaped through social interaction. Which of these arguments is correct?
A.   Behavioral traits can be explained by genetics.
B.   Human behavior is learned and shaped through social interaction.
C.   neither
D.   both

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