biology
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

biology and social science
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: sociobiology

cultural/social anthropology
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

evolutionary psychology
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

movements and regulations
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

physical/biological anthropology
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

research/theoretical frameworks
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology

sociobiology
type: Concept
broader: physical/biological anthropology
broader: biology and social science
broader: theories and ideas about development
broader: biology
broader: cultural/social anthropology
broader: movements and regulations
broader: evolutionary psychology
broader: research/theoretical frameworks
definition: Sociobiology is the systematic study of animal and human social behavior from the perspective of biological evolution, especially from the gene's point of view. An evolutionary approach to social behavior means to focus not on the proximate mechanisms (e.g., biochemical or humoral) that cause a particular behavior, but mostly (even exclusively, if possible) on so-called ultimate explanations, which aim to discover why proximate behavioral machineries work that way and how they evolved as a result of natural selection. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Sociobiology]

theories and ideas about development
type: Concept
narrower: sociobiology