Ch 6 & 8 Flashcards
Science cannot be…?
Reversed
Positivist perspective
Role of scientists is to discover the truth objectively without concern for its impact on society
Science shouldn’t influence
Building theory process
Social Construtivist perspective
Role of scientists is to construct society and create science as part of that society
Scientists develop what within societal norms?
Paradigms
Scientists are linked with
Society
robert oppenheimer
helped create the nuclear bomb
henrietta lacks
her cells were kept alive w/o her families knowledge and consent
HeLa cells
lacks cells that wouldnt die and was used for research
natural laws don’t
change with sociopolitical dynamics because humans do not control nature
little ice age (1550-1850)
- no human cause
- today a strong connection between global temp and atmosphoric carbon dioxide levels
global warming is what type of issue?
geo political
proximate cause
how does a trait exist
ultimate cause
why does a trait exist
nature
genes influence human behave
darwins paradigm of evolution
variation, COMPETITIOM, OVERPOPULATION,
variation
differences among species
competition
Compete for limited resources
overpopulation
species produce more offspring than can survive
richard dawson
selfish gene hypothesis
selfish gene hypothesis
evolutionfavors traits that help genes survie (even if indiivuals suffer)
konard lorenz
believed humans are innately good but society corrupts them
hymenoptera and altrism in insects
ants, bees and termites sisters share 75% of genes bcz they’re so closely related helping the colony genetically be beneficial (altruism)
