Questions on My Other Life

Heredity vs. Environment

Nature vs. Nurture
  1. Do you think boys are naturally different from girls, or does society teach them to be different?
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  2. There's a movie called Natural-Born Killer. Do such people exist?
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  3. Now that the Genome Project has been nearly completed, there will be a great deal more known about our genetic make-up, such as potential for certain diseases. Would you want to know of any possible diseases, such as Alzheimer's, that you might get?
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  4. Would you want your family to know? your doctor? your employer? your insurance company? the government?
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  5. Many women now go to sperm banks to choose a "father" for the child they want to bear. What do you think of this?
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  6. If you could, would you want to choose characteristics for your unborn children? I.Q.? height? color of eyes? talents?

C.A. Edington, Instructor