In What Way Has the Sociobiological Approach Aroused Controversy in Anthropology

question 39

Multiple Choice

In what way has the sociobiological approach aroused controversy in anthropology?

• A) The emphasis in sociobiology is on genes, rather than experience, as a determinant of human behavior.
• B) Sociobiology is a social science working with biological concepts.
• C) Sociobiology considers cultural traditions, where anthropologists tend to ignore them.
• D) Many scholars find the sociobiological approach too post-modern and interpretive.

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Definitions:

Melting Temperature

The specific temperature at which a solid substance turns into a liquid at atmospheric pressure.

Subducted Plate

A tectonic plate that is being forced underneath another plate into the Earth's mantle at a convergent boundary.

Ophiolite

A portion of the Earth's oceanic crust along with the upper mantle beneath it that has been elevated and is now visible above the surface of the sea.

Oceanic Crust

The part of the Earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins, generally thinner and more dense than continental crust, formed at mid-ocean ridges and recycled into the mantle at subduction zones.