SOCIOL 2Q06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Promiscuity, Casual Sex, Tabula Rasa
12 Feb 2014
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Sociobiology: edward o. wilson, sociobiology: the new synthesis 1975, harvard university press, systematic study of the biological basis of all forms of social behaviour , ants are social insects, and their social behaviour is explained on their genetic interest. Driven by a necessity to keep the group going. Worker ants are sterile they need the queen ant. Ants are required to live in a socialized setting in order for survival, unlike humans who are reproductively independent: karl marx was right, he just had it in the wrong species e. o. A species genes are passed on to offspring. Members of a particular species possesses different characteristics, and thus some members have a better chance for survival: some members have a better chance of survival over other members. Those genetic traits that assist in survival will become more common. Evolutionary psychology: blending of biology, anthropology, psychology and psychiatry, reductionist attitude.
