The chapter on culture points out that culture defines much of what is important to people. Further, it is responsible for our ability to adapt to the environment. It is often difficult to separate learning from our biology because we begin learning at the moment we are born. The research shows a low correlation between genetic factors and criminal behavior. In other words, people learn criminal behavior.
Human nature refers to nearly permanent qualities which humans' posses .
They are also biologically based. Human nature should not be used to refer to characteristics that come about because of the environment or our society. B. Impossible to Determine Human Nature Biology certainly determines part of what we are, but we start learning as soon as we are conceived. The second problem is that human nature is often used as an excuse to close off discussion on social topics. Human nature is used to justify inequality rather than search for reasons for inequality.