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The Triumph of Sociobiology

Name: The Triumph of Sociobiology
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780195163353
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Contributors:

John Alcock

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Life Sciences, Sociology

Book Topic:

Zoology, Biology

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Release Date:

2003-05-01

ISBN 13:

9780195163353

Weight:

0.85 lbs

Size:

9.32 x 6.22 x 0.74 inches

Pages:

272

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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.
In this straight-forward, objective approach to the sociobiology debate, noted animal behaviorist John Alcock illuminates how sociobiologists study behavior in all species. He confronts the chief scientific and ideological objections head on, with a compelling analysis of case histories that involve such topics as sexual jealousy, beauty, gender difference, parent-offspring relations, and rape. In so doing, he shows that sociobiology provides the most satisfactory evolutionary analysis of social behavior today.
"A clear, evocative, and accurate account of the history and content on the subject, inviting to the student and the general reader alike."--Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University.

About the Author
John Alcock is Professor of Biology at Arizona State University. A researcher in animal behavior, he is the author of the leading book in the field, Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach, as well as several other books on behavior. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

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