The triumph of sociobiology

In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified soci...

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Prif Awdur: Alcock, John
Awduron Eraill: John Alcock
Iaith:Undetermined
English
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2001
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Crynodeb:In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils and inequalities, sociobiology has survived the assault. Twenty-five years after the field was named by Wilson, the approach he championed has successfully demonstrated its value in the study of animal behavior, including the behavior of our own species. Yet, misconceptions remain--to our disadvantage
Disgrifiad Corfforoll:257 p.
ill., map
25 cm
Llyfryddiaeth:Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-[245]) and index
ISBN:0195163354
9780195163353