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  2. Nature versus nurture - Wikipedia

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    Nature versus nurture is a long-standing debate in biology and society about the relative influence on human beings of their genetic inheritance (nature) and the environmental conditions of their development (nurture). The alliterative expression "nature and nurture" in English has been in use since at least the Elizabethan period [1] and goes ...

  3. Parenting styles - Wikipedia

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    Father and children reading. According to a literature review by Christopher Spera (2005), Darling and Steinberg (1993) suggest that it is important to better understand the differences between parenting styles and parenting practices: "Parenting practices are defined as specific behaviors that parents use to socialize their children", while parenting style is "the emotional climate in which ...

  4. Mother Nature - Wikipedia

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    Mother Nature is a recurring character in The New Woody Woodpecker Show, voiced by B. J. Ward. She was depicted as a fairy who often makes sure that Woody Woodpecker is doing his part in nature. Mother Nature was a supporting character in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, portrayed by Aisha Tyler.

  5. Nurture - Wikipedia

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    Nurture. Nurture is usually defined as the process of caring for an organism as it grows, usually a human. [1][2] It is often used in debates as the opposite of "nature", [a] whereby nurture means the process of replicating learned cultural information from one mind to another, and nature means the replication of genetic non-learned behavior.

  6. What to know about the slang word. Elise Solé. July 12, 2024 at 3:43 PM. “Mother” means awesome, beautiful, cool, loving, protective — but another timeless definition is orbiting. “Since ...

  7. Nurture kinship - Wikipedia

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    The concept of nurture kinship in the anthropological study of human social relationships ( kinship) highlights the extent to which such relationships are brought into being through the performance of various acts of nurture between individuals. Additionally the concept highlights ethnographic findings that, in a wide swath of human societies ...

  8. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    pl. adelphiae A bundle or structure of stamens forming one unit in an adelphous flower; for example, the stamen tube around the pistil of Hibiscus. adelphous Having organs, particularly filament s such as stamen s, connected into one or more adelphiae, whether in the form of bunches or tubes, such as is commonly seen in families such as Malvaceae. Usage of the term is not consistent; some ...

  9. Positive psychology - Wikipedia

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    Positive psychology concerns eudaimonia, a word that means human thriving or flourishing. [ 37 ] [ page needed ] A "good life" is defined by psychologists and philosophers as consisting of authentic expression of self, a sense of well-being, and active engagement in life.