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The fitness of human sociobiology: the future utility of four concepts in four subdisciplines.
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The results of a survey inquiring into the rate of acceptance of four sociobiological concepts in regard to their usefulness for future research were reported: biology, biological anthropology, developmental psychology, and cultural anthropology.Abstract:
Reported here are the results of a survey inquiring into the rate of acceptance of four sociobiological concepts in regard to their usefulness for future research. Included in the survey were members of four subdisciplines: animal behavior (biology), biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and developmental psychology. Three types of institutions were included: universities, four‐ and five‐year colleges, and community colleges. A total of 1,631 responses are reported with the degree of acceptance varying from highest to lowest as follows: biology, biological anthropology, developmental psychology, and cultural anthropology. These variations are related to the central concepts of each subdiscipline.read more
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