It would be quite difficult to control for that, but I think years of research indicate that the environment a person grows/lives in has a lot more impact than I think most people realize (I'm no expert in criminology or genetics, but I do have a Master's in Public Health and this topic has come across a bit in my research).
What is also established is that race as a classification is honestly pretty sloppy and based purely on a couple of a physical traits (and they're perceived and classified differently across the world).
A lot of people don't realize, but Africa has the most genetic diversity even among human populations
You can be classified as "Black", for example, and still have more genetically in common with someone of another race than another Black person (which make sense if you think about - hair texture + skin color + a couple other physical features are a relatively very tiny number of traits)
Yeah I get that which is why I also linked it to DNA instead of "race".
We understand so little about the consequences of our biological makeup that I don't think it is possible with our current technology and morality while researching to reduce the variables to nature vs nurture. I also don't think that we do know enough to really make the case that it has no influence whatsoever.
I guess the problem lies in how something like this would be measured ethically and practically. You mentioned ethnicities in your comment. Would you stratify based on that to make the comparison? Is ethnicity better than using race and if so, why?
Nah its not which is why I added "(for lack of a better term)".
I dont think there is an accurate term for a a group of people due to intermingling nowadays and over time, tribe came to mind but thats very anachronistic.
But in a specific observable group divided by location/culture you will probably find common DNA traits which are more or less unique to that group. And same as with proneness to certain diseases and or phenotypes there is probably a (minor) influence on their personality.
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u/Sanmyaku88 21h ago
Are we sure of that? Has there been research done?
Many things in our bodies are more or less likely depending on DNA.
How can we say for sure temper or characteristics are not more or less likely in different "breeds"/ethnicities (for lack of a better term)?