Introduction to Sociobiology

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910984645803321
• Autore: Kumar Ravi Ranjan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Burlington : , : Arcler Education Inc, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 9781779560209; 1779560206
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 pages)
• Soggetti: Sociobiology; Social evolution
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Author -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chaptetr 1: Overview Of Sociobiology -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. History Of Socio-biology -- 1.3. Sociobiology As A Field Of Study -- 1.4. Sociobiological Theory -- 1.5. Sociobiology Deals With Social Behavior -- 1.6. The Paradigm Of Socio-biology -- 1.7. Research Methods In Socio-biology -- 1.8. Instincts In Socio-biology -- 1.9. Primate Socio-biology Presents Added Complexities -- 1.10. Primate Social Behavior And Its Development -- 1.11. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr 2: Social Evolution: Introduction -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Early Social Evolution -- 2.3. Later Social Evolution -- 2.4. The Multiplier Effect In Social Evolution -- 2.5. The Evolutionary Pacemaker And Social Drift -- 2.6. The Dualities Of Evolutionary Biology -- 2.7. The Reversibility Of Social Evolution -- 2.8. Social Evolution And Parental Care In The Insects And Mammals -- 2.9. The Four Pinnacles Of Social Evolution -- 2.10. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr 3: Population Biology Principles -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Population Biology -- 3.3. Population Demography -- 3.4. Life Histories And Natural Selection -- 3.5. Population Dynamics And Regulation -- 3.6. Density-independent Regulation And Interaction With Density-dependent Factors -- 3.7. Community Ecology -- 3.8. Innate Behaviors: ; Movement And Migration -- 3.9. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr 4: Social Mechanisms -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Mechanisms And The Problem Of Confounders -- 4.3. On The Use Of The Concept Of Mechanisms In The Social Sciences -- 4.3.4. Mechanism-based Explanations -- 4.4. The Explanatory Importance Of Social Mechanisms -- 4.5. Social Mechanisms: Some Selected Examples -- 4.6. Social Mechanisms: A Typology.; 4.7. Social Mechanisms And Social Dynamics -- 4.8. Some Elementary Mechanisms -- 4.9. Elements Of Social Mechanisms -- 4.10. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr :5 Development And Modification Of Social Behavior -- 5.1. Behavior Modification -- 5.2. Social Psychology -- 5.3. The Social Situation Creates Powerful Social Influence -- 5.4. Social Influence Creates Social Norms -- 5.5. Environmental Impact Of Economic Growth -- 5.6. Other Models Of A Link Between Economic Growth And The Environment -- 5.7. The Economic Impacts Of Environmental Policy -- 5.8. Sustaining Economic Growth In The Long-term -- 5.9. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr 6: Sociobiology-behavioral Ecology -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Sociobiology As Behavioral Ecology -- 6.3. Pop Sociobiology -- 6.4. Human Behavioral Ecology -- 6.5. Central Criticisms Of Sociobiology And Behavioral Ecology -- 6.6. Why Ecology Needs Behavioral Ecology -- 6.7. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr 7: Biological Species As A Form Of Existence, The Higher Form -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Biology Is Special -- 7.3. Organization As A Form Of Existence -- 7.4. Living Entities -- 7.5. Extant And Lasting Forms Of Biological Existence -- 7.6. Biological Entities As Self-reproducing Units -- 7.7. Meaning Of Sexual Reproduction -- 7.8. Altruism -- 7.9. Conclusion -- References -- Chaptetr 8: Ethical Implications Of Sociobiology -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Socio-biology And The Origins Of Ethics -- 8.3. Sociobiological Ethics And Survival -- 8.4. Moral Evaluations And Moral Norms -- 8.5. Three Necessary And Sufficient Conditions For Ethical Behavior -- 8.6. The Evolution Of Information Processing And The Question Of Animal Ethics -- 8.7. Moral Norms: Religious And Evolutionary Proposals -- 8.8. Sociobiological Ethics As An Ideology -- 8.9. Culture And Genes -- 8.10. Enlightened Self-interest.; 8.11. Socio-biology: Altruism And Inclusive Fitness -- 8.12. Implications Of Socio-biology For Moral Education -- 8.13. The Ethical Implications Of Evolutionary Theory -- 8.14. Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, 'Introduction to Sociobiology' by Dr. Ravi Ranjan Kumar, explores the field of sociobiology and its implications. It delves into social evolution, population biology, social mechanisms, and the development and modification of social behavior. The book also discusses behavioral ecology and the role of biological species as a higher form of existence. Ethical implications of sociobiology are considered, alongside topics like altruism and inclusive fitness. Aimed at researchers and scholars, the book provides a comprehensive overview of sociobiology, offering insights into its history, theory, and research methods. It is designed to update readers on sociobiological concepts and theories.