Nature vs Nurture?

The question raised in our Q&A's about the quote "It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness" seemed to be more tied into our previous debate about nature vs nurture, than it did to Communism. In this quote Marx definitely seems to be siding on the nurture side of the debate, by saying society makes the person, but the person does not make society. It is not exactly the same as the nature vs nurture debate as Marx is talking about the nature of humans as a group not individual characteristic, however he is expressing an opinion that society shapes people. it is just interesting to see how all of these debates tie together.