Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1: What Is Sociobiology?
2: What Sociobiologists Study
3: Sociobiology and Genes
4: Sociobiology and Science
5: Science and Reality
6: What Have Sociobiologists Discovered?
7: The Problem with Cultural Determinism
8: Sociobiology and Human Culture
9: The Practical Applications of Sociobiology
10: The Triumph of Sociobiology
Appendix
Citations
Selected References
Illustration Credits
Index

About the Author

John Alcock is Professor of Biology at Arizona State University. A researcher in animal behavior, he is the author of the leading book in the field, Animal Behavor: An Evolutionary Approach, as well as several other books on behavior. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

Reviews

It doesn"t matter whether you call it sociobiology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology or even selfish genery, John Alcock shows that triumph is exactly the right word. It is a field of research in its mature growing season, with new young scientists flocking to join in. Alcock captures the active spirit of this once-controversial subject perfectly. Richard Dawkins I can"t wait to show this to my sociologist colleagues ... Alcock's text is a triumph in itself. ISBE Newsletter The Triumph of Sociobiology is a rather different book, which can be read profitably by interested laypersons, students, and experts alike, Human Nature The Triumph of Sociobiology is a clear, evocative, and accurate account of the history and content on the subject and the general reader alike Edward O. Wilson