Bullying in Your Genes

               This week’s article “The Politics of the Gene: Social Status and Beliefs about Genetics for Individual Outcomes” discusses the topic of our genes which give us our traits and helps us determine which characteristics we adopt in the end. The article discusses how there is the possibility that the genetics in races determine say how good someone is at math, athletics, tendency for violence, or their motivation. In class this week we also discussed cyber bullying and slightly touched on bullying in general. With the article in mind, you could say that a bully is determined by their genetics. However in class we discussed cyber bullying and some videos (and from my own personal experience) we were able to see how everyone is a bully in some form or another in their life and/or online. Personally I do not believe that genetics are a determining factor on whether or not someone will become a bully. I believe this because I have seen how people who are raised in a very positive and non hostile environment whose parents and grandparents seem like the most kind people around and how those people still have the possibility to tear someone down and be a bully. If one were to argue that being a bully is already in our genes then that person would also have to say that we all have that gene already because I have seen most everyone in some form or another be a bully.