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biology and political science  

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  • Almost from its inception, mainstream political science has insisted that, for all practical purposes, human nature, and, hence, political behavior, is shaped by culture. This basic tenet carries with it three corollaries: (1) humans have no innate political tendencies; (2) our political behavior is solely the product of learning and socialization (in short, of nurture); (3) human nature (and, thus, human political behavior) is malleable. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Biology and Political Science]

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