What is sociobiology?
Q: What is sociobiology?
A: Sociobiology is a field of scientific study which assumes that social behaviour has resulted from evolution and attempts to explain and examine social behaviour in this way. It draws from various disciplines such as anthropology, zoology, archaeology, population genetics, and others.
Q: What other fields does sociobiology draw from?
A: Sociobiology draws from anthropology, zoology, archaeology, population genetics, and other disciplines.
Q: How did the concept of sociobiology become recognized?
A: The concept of sociobiology became recognized in 1975 with the publication of E.O. Wilson's book "Sociobiology".
Q: What are the two fundamental premises of sociobiology?
A: The two fundamental premises of sociobiology are that certain behavioural traits are inherited and that these traits have been honed by natural selection so they were likely adaptive in their original environment.
Q: Why is the last point about human behaviour being inherited most controversial?
A: The last point about human behaviour being inherited is most controversial because it suggests humans are not blank slates and our ability to change our behaviours through social means has limits.
