Heredity vs Environment Developmental Influences
Michael Rodrigues
FAMR 230 10:30-11:45
10/4/12
Critical Thinking: (Heredity/Environment Developmental Influences)
What determines how an individual will develop? There are numerous influences that shape us into who we are and a continuum of changes that occur in our life. This concept is known as Human Development. Human Development is a profound aspect in our society, it emphasizes why/how people are always changing and molding into certain individuals in a lifespan. So, again what determines an individual to develop? Well, there are two key components under the study of Human Development that helps to establish a person’s growth over his/her lifespan, which are Heredity and Environment influences. Heredity influence is basically the genetic structure which an individual inherits from their parents and for Environmental influences; a person acquires a collective of experiences from their daily social interaction within their surroundings. These are two important factors in Human development, and the next few sections I will go through them in detail, what my own personal experiences are in these situations and which factor I feel has the most impact on Human Development.
Heredity is the development from the genes of our parents. It deals with the biological aspect and how it develops us from the very beginning of life to death. So how exactly do the genetic instructions passed down from both parents who in turn influences how a child develops and the traits they will have? In order to fully understand this, it is important to first distinguish between a child's genetic inheritance and the actual expression of those genes. A genotype refers to all of the genes that a person has inherited. The actual express of these traits is the person's phenotype. The phenotype can include physical traits, such as height and color or the eyes, as well as behavioral traits such as shyness, highly emotional, abnormal traits (ex. Schizophrenia). Some basic examples of
FAMR 230 10:30-11:45
10/4/12
Critical Thinking: (Heredity/Environment Developmental Influences)
What determines how an individual will develop? There are numerous influences that shape us into who we are and a continuum of changes that occur in our life. This concept is known as Human Development. Human Development is a profound aspect in our society, it emphasizes why/how people are always changing and molding into certain individuals in a lifespan. So, again what determines an individual to develop? Well, there are two key components under the study of Human Development that helps to establish a person’s growth over his/her lifespan, which are Heredity and Environment influences. Heredity influence is basically the genetic structure which an individual inherits from their parents and for Environmental influences; a person acquires a collective of experiences from their daily social interaction within their surroundings. These are two important factors in Human development, and the next few sections I will go through them in detail, what my own personal experiences are in these situations and which factor I feel has the most impact on Human Development.
Heredity is the development from the genes of our parents. It deals with the biological aspect and how it develops us from the very beginning of life to death. So how exactly do the genetic instructions passed down from both parents who in turn influences how a child develops and the traits they will have? In order to fully understand this, it is important to first distinguish between a child's genetic inheritance and the actual expression of those genes. A genotype refers to all of the genes that a person has inherited. The actual express of these traits is the person's phenotype. The phenotype can include physical traits, such as height and color or the eyes, as well as behavioral traits such as shyness, highly emotional, abnormal traits (ex. Schizophrenia). Some basic examples of