Question

Alain’s daughter wears dresses, plays with dolls, and likes to pretend she is a princess. Alain does not think society has influenced her preferences or games at all. He views his daughter as evidence that human behavior is determined by genes and hormones. Which term best describes Alain’s views?a. essentialism

b. dimorphism
c. biological determinism
d. the binary system

Answer 1

Biological determinism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Biological determinism (also known as genetic determinism, biologism, or biodeterminism) is the idea that human characteristics and behavior are exclusively determined at conception by some aspect of biology, as Alain thinks, by genes and hormones. Meaning that environmental, social, and cultural factors have no effect in a person’s life.