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We fundamentally need to know “why” something happens the way it does. We spend our lives as parents attributing this characteristic and that mannerism to ourselves or the other parent. The nature/nurture debate is alive and well! In order to explore it a bit:
Choose a movie you’ve seen or a TV show you’ve watched that involves siblings (must be at least two).
Discuss the development of the characters in the film/show and explain the ways in which you see evidence of the nature/nurture debate. For example, in The Parent Trap we see two identical twins raised in separate households who exhibit similarities and differences.
Some of those could be attributed to genetics, the others to environment. Do you think personality traits are primarily inherited or influenced by environment?
Is it ever possible to definitively settle the nature/nurture debate?
Be sure to include current research about identical and fraternal twin studies from your book and other sources. If your paper is about siblings instead of twins, include current research about siblings.
This should be a 3-5 page paper not including title and reference pages. You should double space and use Times New Roman 12 pt font. APA formatting is required.
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