Edward O. Wilson's "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis": What it Means for Sociology
Description:
The implications of sociobiology as presented in Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis are examined to determine to what extent 1) sociobiology can subsume sociology; 2) sociobiology is antithetical to sociology; 3) sociobiology reflects a movement within sociology. Basic assumptions of sociobiology pertinent to sociology--degree of determinism, existence of human universals, and definitions of society, culture, and human nature--are scrutinized alongside Wilson's view of sociology as a scie…
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Date:
May 1978
Creator:
Rowe, M. Edward (Montie Edward)