It is parent-teacher conference day at Littleton Elementary School.Jimmy's teacher is anxious to meet his parents and discuss his habit of disrupting the class.When the teacher expresses her concern that Jimmy is not being socialized properly, his dad insists that he was the same way at Jimmy's age and that disrupting the class is natural for the children in his family.Jimmy's teacher and father are arguing about which fundamental sociological theory?
A)Kohlberg's theory of Moral Development
B)George Herbert Mead's theory of self-development
C)Nature vs.Nurture
D)Freud's theory of self-development

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The argument between Jimmy's teacher and father about whether his disruptive behavior is a result of his upbringing or inherent traits reflects the nature vs. nurture debate, which discusses the influence of genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) on human behavior.

It Is Parent-Teacher Conference Day at Littleton Elementary School