Sociobiology

Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society.

Sociobiology is a field of biology that aims to explain social behavior in terms of evolution. It draws from disciplines including psychology, ethology, anthropology, evolution, zoology, archaeology, and population genetics. Within the study of human societies, sociobiology is closely related to evolutionary anthropology, human behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, and sociology.

thumb|upright=1.5|Co-operative brood rearing, seen here in honeybees, is a condition of eusociality.

the evolutionary strategy that favours the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction

pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of blastocysts

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societal system of married couples residing with or near the wife's parents

adult reproducing ant in an ant colony

The avunculate, sometimes called avunculism or avuncularism, is any social institution where a special relationship exists between an uncle and his sisters' children. This relationship can be formal or informal, depending on the society. Early anthropological research focused on the association between the avunculate and matrilineal descent, while later research has expanded to consider the avunculate in general society.

sociobiological approaches to linguistics

explanation of human behaviour in terms of genetic and cultural evolution

societal system of married couples residing with or near the husband's parents

thumb|Herd of American bison at Genesee Park

Family of theories within the field of cognitive linguistics

analytical framework designed to study the diversity of life history strategies used by different organisms throughout the world, as well as the causes and results of the variation in their life cycles

A cultural aspect of human societies in which sexual activity with relatives is forbidden

focuses on the evolutionary and adaptive significance of human behavior (frequently comparing it to other species' behavior)

system of sexual reproduction in a population

field of inquiry that explores how evolutionary theory might bear on our understanding of ethics or morality.

emergence of human moral behavior over the course of human evolution

killing of young offspring by adult animals of the same species

theory; chemical substances (oxytocin) are studied in the context of their roles in producing human experiences and behaviors that are associated with love

delegation of different tasks between males and females

hypothesis proposes that human spirituality is influenced by heredity

evolutionary psychology theories in which the basic aesthetic preferences of Homo sapiens are argued to have evolved in order to enhance survival and reproductive success

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thumb|Queen (marked) and workers of the Africanised honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata

complementary categories of explanations for behaviour

Hjernevask ("Brainwash") is a Norwegian documentary miniseries about science that aired on NRK1 in 2010. The series, consisting of seven episodes, was created for NRK and presented by the comedian and sociologist Harald Eia.

field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring both biological factors and environmental factors

scientific exploration of the relationships between human biology and culture

explore how evolutionary adaptation influences the psychology of rapists

Theory in behavioral and social science

study of human behavior and cultural diversity

animal behavior of less aggression towards established rivals than towards strangers