The fitness of human sociobiology: the future utility of four concepts in four subdisciplines.
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.
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant.
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D000533:Altruism; D000818:Animals; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001290:Attitude; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013038:Specialization