Question

Do you agree with the statement that ‘biology plays an enabling role, while specific aspects of behaviour are related to cultural factors’? Give reasons in support of your answer.

Answer 1

The statement that biology plays an enabling role while, specific aspects of behaviour are related to cultural factors, is correct. The reasons are as follows:

• Culture decides the norms of behaviour for an individual while biology helps in materialising the behaviour.

• The biological frame of the body enables the individual to create culture. The human brain, endocrine glands, hormones etc. are responsible for humans being intelligent and different from other species.

• Culture ascribes meaning to biological actions and lends them rationality.