Sociologists and psychologists have argued centuries about how a person's tot character is formed. The argument has long been known as versus nurture, "nature describing the two main opposing t The first theory says that character is formed genetically before birth. According to this theory, nature through genetics determines what a person will be like. The other theory says, the contrary, that a newborn baby on has no definite character. The child's character develops as he or she grows up, and the development of that character is influenced by the child's family and social are environment. Thus, according to the second theory, the most important factors are