Re: Humans "unique" social

" - - - humans may have a genetic tendency to form groups, but
the degree of attachment and the specificity of the groups is largely a
product of the culture. "

I am puzzled by the distinction given to genetic traits and
cultural traits.

Cultural traits are often seen as in some way immune, or not
arising from, any genetic influence. This has been the popular view in
evolutionary psychology, which posits the origin of traits among
hunter-gatherer ancestors, as though they inherited nothing from
earlier species.

We are culture and we draw from innate behaviors as much as from
environmental influences.

Our attitude towards innate behaviors is still tainted by contact
with the eugenics movement of the early 20th Century . At that time the
concept of " nature vs nurture" arose and the pointless political
choosing of sides resulted, to the present day.

Arne


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