sociobiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsoʊʃ(i.)-/ (General-American)
- /ˌsəʊ.ʃ(i.)-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/ (General-American)
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- /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
Sociobiology forms a unifying theory of the social interactions in the human and in the animal world. Its principle unifying human and animal societies is the maximisation of genetic fitness by the individual.
1999, Peter Koslowski, Sociobiology and Bioeconomics: The Theory of Evolution in Biological and Economic Theory, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sociobiologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
hu szociobiológia (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · pl biosocjologia (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · de Soziobiologie (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · tl ulnuhaynayan (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · sv sociobiologi (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · pl socjobiologia (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · pt sociobiologia (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour) · fi sosiobiologia (science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour)
wikipedia: Sociobiology: The New Synthesis · wikipedia: E. O. Wilson