According to our book, both are right (Ferris, Kerry and Jill Stein. 2010. The Real World: an Introduction to Sociology. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Page 101). It is up to an individual to decide if they want to side with the nurture or nature part of things. I believe nurture beats nature any time. People are born with certain genetics that do affect their behavior (bipolar, depressive tendencies, etc.) but your environment plays a bigger role than that. If you are in a household that is verbally abusive, you are more likely to develop anxiety (Holly, Kellie. 2012. “Effects of Verbal Abuse on Children, Women and Men - HealthyPlace.” HealthyPlace. Retrieved September 19, 2016 (http://www.healthyplace.com/abuse/verbal-abuse/effects-of-verbal-abuse-on-children-women-and-men/).)
