Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ631600
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Issues in Sociobiology: The Nature vs. Nurture Debate.
Lorenzen, Eric
Science Teacher, v68 n6 p44-48 Sep 2001
Explains the two theories on the origins of human and animal behavior. Introduces the new discipline of sociobiology, a merging of biology and sociology. Describes the central dogma of sociobiology and its societal implications, and discusses criticism of sociobiology. Presents the nature vs. nurture debate. (YDS)
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Biology, DNA, Ethology, Evolution, Genetics, Science Education, Secondary Education, Sociobiology
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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