3. The Case of Innate Ideas 1. An innate idea would have to be stamped on the soul before birth. 2. If an idea were stamped on the soul before birth, it would be known by every infant. 3. There is no idea that is known to every infant. Therefore, 4. Innate ideas do not exist.

Most sociologists agree that: a. culture is central in shaping gender roles, but only in preliterate societies. b. biological factors have some influence, but cultural factors are more important determinants of gender roles. c. biological factors are influential in determining gender roles, but only in industrial or complex societies. d. biological factors only explain differences between men and women with regard to aggression and disease. e. there is no difference between the influences of culture or biology on the development of gender roles, as they are unpredictable.