Wednesday, 14 November 2012

L.P Level 3: Nature vs Nurture

Dear Level 3's
I know some of you still have difficulties regarding nature and nurture. Let me try and help make it easier for you to understand.

Nature:
Nature is those traits (things) that have been passed on to you from birth through your parents. In other words, it refers to the fact that genetically you are a 50/50 combination of your mother and your father. These traits cannot be changed and is part of you for the rest of your life. When asked then what is nature the words that you need to keep in mind is: Nature is those things that you inherit from your parents through their genes (DNA) that you cannot change and that is with you for the rest of your life, for example: your height, your eye color etc. The other important implication (consequence) of genes are that you have predispositions (a knack or talent for) certain things, for example: Both your parents are mathematicians and therefore there is a good chance that you will also make a talent for doing math, Or: Your mother is a great writer and therefore there is a bigger chance that you will also be good with words in comparison to your friend whose parents are not good with language. Nature explains behaviors and talents that one has had since birth and that the individual did not have to learn from another person. However, if there is not the right social environment (i.e. the child lives in poverty or does not have access to proper schooling) their inherited talents will not develop to its fullest. This is where nurture is important.

Nurture:
Nurture refers to behaviors and ways of thinking that the individual has learned form other people, starting with the people closest to them i.e. their family. It is then socially learned behavior that the individual acquires (gains) over time from observing, questioning etc. the people who are in their lives and is therefore also influenced by socio economic factors such as where a person grew-up. For example: If you grew up in a very rich community it is unlikely that you will have met or be friend with gangsters (and all the types of criminal behavior that you would learn from such a person) and so the chances are far less that you will become one in comparison to another person who grew up in a very poor community. Nor would you have reasons to become a gangster since your basic needs would be taken care of.

The difference then of nurture:
In comparison to nature, nurture (socially learned behavior) is learned over time (i.e. not genetic and from birth as is the case in nature) and can also change over time as one moves through different social groups. However, as I have mentioned, if you are not in the right environment then your talents (genetic predispositions) will not be able to develop to its fullest as a result of environmental factors such as poor nutrition, socio economic level, poor education standards etc.

An example of what the above means can be explained with twins who are not identical and twins who are identical: 




See Also: 
As well as: http://video.about.com/genealogy/What-Is-Nature-Vs--Nurture-.htm

I hope this helps a little. If you have any other questions please feel free to leave a comment so I may help you.
Best regards,
Mr. Keyser

Rough Zulu translation:

Dear Level 3 luka 
Ngiyazi abanye benu kusadingeka nobunzima mayelana nemvelo bese sikhulisa. Ake ngizame futhi ngisize zenza kube lula kuwena ukuqonda. 

Nature: 
Imvelo kuyinto lezo zici (zinto) eziye badlula kini kusukela ekuzalweni ngokusebenzisa abazali bakho. Ngamanye amazwi, lokhu kusho yokuthi zofuzo wena 50/50 ukuhlanganiswa umama wakho nobaba wakho. Lezi zimfanelo ayikwazi ukushintshwa futhi ingxenye lwakho ukuphila kwakho. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi ke siyini isimo amazwi kudingeka ukukhumbula: Imvelo lezo izinto ifa kubazali bakho ngokusebenzisa zofuzo zabo (DNA) ukuthi ngeke kushintshe futhi nawe ukuze uthole ukuphila yakho, ngokuba isibonelo: ubude bakho, umbala wakho iso njll Omunye umtselela ezibalulekile (umphumela) of zofuzo kangakanani ngokuthi une predispositions (lokulungisa noma ithalente for) izinto ezithile, isibonelo: Bobabili abazali bakho zezibalo ngakhoke kungenzeka kuvele amahle nawe uyoyiphilisa nekhono ngokwenza izibalo, Noma: umama wakho umbhali enkulu, ngakho-ke kukhona ithuba ezinkulu ukuthi ngeke ibuye ibe okuhle ngamazwi uma eqhathaniswa nomngani wakho enabazali akuzona obuhle limi. Imvelo ichaza ukuziphatha kanye amathalente one awuqala azalwa nokuthi umuntu engenawo bafundze omunye umuntu. Nokho, uma kungekho nethonya lomphakathi right (ie ingane ihlala ubumpofu noma engenzi ukufinyelela esikoleni efanele) amakhono abo ngofuzo ngeke ukuthuthukisa ukuba afike ekugcineni yayo. Lokhu kulapho ukunakekelwa kubalulekile. 

bakhuthaza
Bazakhele ubhekisela ukuziphatha nezindlela ecabanga ukuthi lowo muntu uye wafunda olunye uhlobo abantu, kusukela abantu abaseduze nabo okusho emndenini wabo. It is emphakathini ke ngafunda ukuziphatha le litholwa ngamanye (izinzuzo) phezu kwesikhathi ngokubuka, ukungabaza njll abantu abakhuluphele ezimpilweni zabo bese sibuye yalokho ukuthonywa kwezenhlalo nezomnotho nezici njengokuthi umuntu lakhula-up. Isibonelo: Uma usukhulile emphakathini ocebile kakhulu cishe uyobe wahlangana noma abe umngane ne gangsters (futhi zonke izinhlobo zokuziphatha criminal ukuthi uyobe sifunde umuntu onjalo) ngakho Mancane kancane kude ukuthi uzoba eyodwa uma eqhathaniswa komunye umuntu owakhulela umphakathi esibi kakhulu. Nor ubungabufaka izizathu ukuba abe gangster kusukela nezidingo zakho eziyisisekelo bekuyoba zinakekelwe. 

Umehluko ke of ukunakekelwa: 
Uma eqhathaniswa nemvelo, ukunakekelwa (ukuziphatha wafunda emphakathini) kufundwa phezu kwesikhathi (okusho hhayi zofuzo kanye kusukela ekuzalweni njengoba kunjalo endalweni) kanti ungaba futhi ishintshe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba esisodwa eshayela phakathi kwamaqembu ahlukene yezenhlalo. Nokho, njengoba ngiyinikele okukhulunywa, uma ungekho imvelo right ke amakhono akho (predispositions zofuzo) ngeke akwazi ukuthuthukisa ukuba afike ekugcineni yayo ngenxa zici kwemvelo ezifana ukungondleki kahle, level kwezomnotho kwezenhlalo, abampofu amazinga ezemfundo njll .

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