In my sociology class i learned about social classes and that most ppl usually end up like their parents?

Question

My friend told me that it is because our IQ's are so similar and that even though i try hard i won't be a genius but i can yield my maximum potential. I don't know if that is true.

Answer 1

Don't limit yourself, and don't believe everything you read.

Answer 2

In my opinion this can be true, but the IQ is not the reason. I was raised by my old-fashioned grandparents and am much the better for it. I am a college student, have always had a good job, and have morals--something hard to find in some people these days. Given my same IQ, had I been raised by my mother (who is a drug addict) I believe that my life would be significantly different and I would be nowhere near where I am today. It's not the IQ, it's the way you are raised. If you're raised by your father, most likely you will act like him. The other option is when people become exact opposites of the people who influenced them, usually out of spite.

Answer 3

From a sociological perspective, absolutely not. Sociology says NOTHING about YOU or other INDIVIDUALS. It talks about groups of people, and looks at trends and averages in those people. Sociologists estimate that people end up like their parents because of what they tend to learn as much as their parents know, live under the same conditions, and experience the same social influences that their parents do.

There is no "genetics of sociology." Genetic explanations have little place in sociology, and your friend knows jack about the topic.

Answer 4

IQs tend to be less than our parents if our parents are above the mean (100) of IQ. And our IQs tend to be more than our parents if our parents are below the mean (100) of IQ. But, thanks to advances in education and standards of living, children usually tend to be better off than their parents.

Of course, IQ isn't the final determinant for the amount of success one acquires in life. You shouldn't let your IQ level stop you from reaching your full potential. It all comes down to how hard your try.

Per wikipedia (link below):

"The heritability of IQ measures the extent to which the IQ of children appears to be influenced by the IQ of parents. Because the heritability of IQ is less than 100%, the IQ of children tends to "regress" towards the mean IQ of the population. That is, high IQ parents tend to have children who are less bright than their parents, whereas low IQ parents tend to have children who are brighter than their parents."

Answer 5

I believe this to be true because I am a lot like my dad. This is not always a good thing. I know my dad is always on my butt and I am like that with my son which I don't like. We also belong to the same service orgainizations. My wife is a lot like her mother and dad both very carrying people.

Answer 6

I think a more likely reason has to do with material resources that are passed on from generation to generation. Also, the other thing to consider is whether the boundary between where you are and where you want to be are permeable.

Answer 7

end up like the parents NOOOOOO are you trying to give me nightmares I'm far more creative and open minded ect and i wana stay that way

Answer 8

Your friend just stereotyped the entire nation. Find a new friend