Sociobioligy theory

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  • Created on: 09-12-18 18:42
Who recognised this theory?
Edward O.Wilson
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What is this belief?
behaviour is partly inherited and affected by natural selection
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What does this theroy investigate?
social behaviour e.g. mating patterns, terrirorial fights and pack hunting
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How is this behaviour seen?
It's seen as a way of preserving genes which influence traits to be passed onto offspring
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What other popular theroy is this similar to?
Charles Darwins theory of evalution on focuses on behaviour instead
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What other features does this theory include?
physiological, social and cultural
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What are sex-role stereotypes?
behaving in a way you are expected to concerning gender e.g. girls playing with dolls
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how are sex-role sterotypes explained?
they are explained by parents who hold stereotypes on their children
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What can be results of biology rather than sociology?
Traits such as aggressivness
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