If we place nature and nurture at opposite ends on a continuum,most sociologists would fall toward the nurture end of the continuum.Which statement best explains this tendency?
A) Sociologists focus on, and as a result give primary weight to, the social environment in explaining how people think, feel, and behave.
B) Sociologists believe humans are born as blank slates and that the social environment trumps nature.
C) Sociologists believe that our genetic makeup really has very little to do with who we become in life.
D) Sociologists believe there is a complex relationship between heredity and the environment and that we need to give more weight to evolutionary processes.

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Sociologists tend to focus on the social environment because it is seen as having a significant impact on shaping people's attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs. While nature is also recognized as a factor, sociologists tend to emphasize the nurture side of the equation as being particularly important in determining human outcomes.

If We Place Nature and Nurture at Opposite Ends on a Continuum,most