sociobiology

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/ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

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/ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ · /ˌsəʊ.ʃ(i.)-/ · /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/ · /ˌsoʊʃ(i.)-/

Definition of sociobiology

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noun

(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.”

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From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).

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