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
"When and if the sociobiological perspective becomes understood," says Galvin, "I feel that future generations will use it as matter-of-fact-ly as my generation has used the ideas of Sigmund Freud."
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus far, sociobiological theory has been based on a fairly small amount of specific evidence that must be amplified over the years if the theories are to be proved.
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
