sociobiology
noun
the study of social behavior in animals with emphasis on the role of behavior in survival and reproduction, engaging branches of ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
sociobiological
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a word derived from
sociobiology.
Example Sentences
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But as representatives of that enterprise, they risk further damaging its reputation--and exposing themselves as defenders not of truth but of sociobiological dogma--by declaring that Tierney's book has been ''systematically refuted.''
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2019
“It will be another sociobiological thriller based on certain patterns of evolutionary human behavior,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2018
Kagan's defection from the environmental camp may exacerbate the growing tendency to excuse parents and societies from social responsibilities by citing sociobiological theories.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the weaknesses in sociobiological doctrine that required these concessions, opponents have been slow to mount a scientifically based counterattack.
From Time Magazine Archive
With man a social animal, sociobiological and social psychological causes apply in general.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
