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In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the ... More

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Human nature is genetically determined, but to what extent? And does the acceptance of evolutionary theory as the basis for social behaviour diminish ... More

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Examines the importance of evolutionary biology for key issues in human development. Illustrates the power of socio- biological approaches in ... More

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The Social Meaning of Modern Biology analyzes the cultural significance of recurring attempts since the time of Darwin to extract social and moral ... More

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The theory of evolution and Neo-Darwinian biological theory extend their analysis in sociobiology from the life sciences and the animal societies to ... More

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The theory of evolution and Neo-Darwinian biological theory extend their analysis in sociobiology from the life sciences and the animal societies to ... More

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Although they are making gains, by the time they reach high school, girls lag behind boys in math and science; women are still discouraged from going ... More

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No one who cares about the human future can afford to ignore Edward O. Wilson's book. On Human Nature begins a new phase in the most important ... More

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Essays dealing with the life and ideas of Darwin as they relate to human sociobiology.

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Evolutionary science, neo-Darwinism, evidences ways for influencing and channelling human behavior to reduce unacceptable conduct and to foster ... More

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Carl Degler traces the impact of Darwinism on American social thought. The Search for Human Nature offers a ... More

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Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? Matt Ridley explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for ... More

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For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary ... More

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Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern America, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and from single-celled organisms to international politics, to ... More

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This text examines the issue of female sexuality from psychological, biological and sociological perspectives. It explores the major changes in the ... More

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During the 1990s there was an upsurge of interest in the application of evolutionary thinking to the study of human behaviour. Darwin's basic ideas ... More

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The book covers fundamental issues such as the origins and function of sexual reproduction, mating behavior, human mate choice, patterns of violence ... More

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A coherent treatment of the flow of ideas throughout Darwin's works, this volume presents a unified theoretical system that explains Darwin's ... More

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Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising ... More

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With the spectacular developments in technology accompanying and aiding scientific research over the past few decades, postgraduate students are ... More

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A clear and concise practical guide to the principles and methods of studies of behaviour.

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Strukturgleichungsmodelle sind in allen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen das Standardinstrument zur empirischen Prufung von Hypothesensystemen. Das Buch ... More

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