sociobiology” –Marshall Sahlins Marshall Sahlins wrote this short book in 1976 in response to E O Wilson’s ’Sociobiology’. Sahlins gives a brief critique of what he called ’vulgar sociobiology’ which is a critique of simplistic notions of genes and evolutionary biology. The majority of the book is a critique of what he called ’scientific sociobiology’ and which he basically reduced to ’kin selection’ and what he sees as its failings. He says human kinship is culturally created and about shared interests
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Maggie Ritten Monday‚ September 30‚ 2013 Prof.Carrier Psych 108 In the articles I read‚ the origin of art is highly contested. However‚ that is irrelevant to the question of the evolutionary advantage of art creation. In strict Darwinian terms‚ selective advantage is a characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms.1 Under this definition‚ there is a selective advantage for creating art. Creating art requires advanced cognitive dexterity
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physiology‚ and psychology" written by Buss‚ Larsen‚ Western and Semmelroth (1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997‚ p. 211)‚ discuss that evolution is rooted in reproductive success of the various species. Therefore‚ the core content of studying evolutionary psychology includes researching sexual differences (Buss et al‚ 1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997‚ 211). There are benefits and costs or the adaptive problems to investing in offspring for both the males and females (Buss et al‚ 1992‚ as cited
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What is evolution? The theory of evolution is one of the great intellectual revolutions of human history‚ drastically changing our perceptions of the world and of our place in it (1). The theory of evolution states that all lifeforms on earth share a common ancestor as a result of variation and selection over a long period of time (around 4 million years) (2). Variation means that offspring are not exact copies of their parents and selection occurs when only some of those offspring go on to reproduce
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likely occurred through natural selection‚ and from common descent. Darwin ruled out that such differences might be based on chance from random mutations‚ and concluded that much like selective breeding‚ the variation of species is due to an evolutionary process where by such plants and animals which had made these changes were more adapt at survival and procreation of the species. This has come to be known as‚ the process of Natural Selection. Decent with Modification as defined by Perry (2013)
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process of evolution was not well understood until 19th century when Charles Darwin proposed the scientific theory of natural selection as a driving tool in evolution. The process involved both the macroevolution in which organisms went through major evolutionary changes over a long period of time and acquired different traits from different parents or ancestries and the microevolution in which a group of organisms went through minimal changes with time but the traits they acquired were typically from the
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sociology‚ it also draws from ethology‚ anthropology‚ evolution‚ zoology‚ archeology‚ population genetics‚ and other disciplines. Within the study of human societies‚ sociobiology is very closely allied to the fields of human behavioral ecology and evolutionary psychology. Sociobiology investigates social behaviors‚ such as mating patterns‚ territorial fights‚ pack hunting‚ and the hive society of social insects. It argues that just as selection pressure led to animals evolving useful ways of interacting
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statement about evolution is FALSE? 1. Natural selection is about slow but steady progress. Through it‚ populations constantly get better-adapted. When this process is completed for all populations‚ evolution will come to a stop. 2. According to evolutionary theory‚ you are related to a bacterium‚ to a yeast cell‚ to a snake‚ and to a whale. In fact‚ you are related to every species now alive on Earth‚ and to fossil species like dinosaurs as well. 3. Natural selection acts on genetic differences within
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caused by the need of survival. Natural selection is the process by which biological traits of an organism become less in common in a population over time. This process can even result in a different species. Polar bears have gone under a series of evolutionary changes over time to help them survive in conditions on the planet some such adaptations include larger paws‚ thicker white fur‚ extra fat to keep them warm and more recently they have developed polar bear type teeth. These
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An Argument for Evolution Tori Brotherton Lynchburg College Evolution is defined as the change in frequency of genetically determined characteristics within a population over time. There are three key points to consider when referring to this definition. First‚ evolution only occurs in populations‚ which are defined as groups os organisms of the same species that are able to interbreed and are genetically similar. Second‚ genes determine the characteristics displayed by organisms. Third‚ the
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