Question 1

What is the basic premise of The Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin? How is this notion reflected in biosocial theory today?

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Question 2

According to biosocial theory, biology does not guarantee a certain behavior. What are some examples of this?

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Question 3

Take a few minutes to write down ways you are like one of your parents or a sibling. Now go through the list and write ways each of these could be genetic, and ways each could be socially constructed. How can the interaction between genetics and the family environment be responsible for these similarities? Now relate all of this back to the basic assumptions of the theory.

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Question 4

Watch the beginning of the movie He Said, She Said. To save time, you can either fast forward through the scene with the male lead character in the office talking to his boss, or start watching the movie when the two main characters are sitting at office desks next to each other. Watch until they pick up the newspaper to see whose article was chosen. How does this video clip relate to the basic assumptions of the theory?

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Quiz 10: Biosocial Theory

What is the basic premise of The Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin? How is this notion reflected in biosocial theory today?

According to biosocial theory, biology does not guarantee a certain behavior. What are some examples of this?