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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a book written by E. O. Wilson, which started the sociobiology
Sociobiology

Sociobiology is a Neo-Darwinism synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain social behavior in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages the behaviors may have....
 debate, one of the great scientific controversies
Controversy

A controversy is a dispute, argument, discussion or debate featuring strong disagreements and opposing, contrary, or sharply contrasting opinions about an idea, subject, group or person....
 in biology of the 20th century. Wilson popularized the term "sociobiology" as an attempt to explain the evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
ary mechanics behind social behavior
Social behavior

In biology, psychology and sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards society, or taking place between, members of the same species....
s such as altruism
Altruism

Altruism is the deliberate pursuit of the interests or welfare of others or the public interest....
, aggression
Aggression

In psychology, as well as other social science and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause pain or harm....
, and nurturance.

The book was first published in 1975, then reprinted in 1976. A twenty-fifth anniversary edition was published in 2000 by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913....
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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a book written by E. O. Wilson, which started the sociobiology
Sociobiology

Sociobiology is a Neo-Darwinism synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain social behavior in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages the behaviors may have....
 debate, one of the great scientific controversies
Controversy

A controversy is a dispute, argument, discussion or debate featuring strong disagreements and opposing, contrary, or sharply contrasting opinions about an idea, subject, group or person....
 in biology of the 20th century. Wilson popularized the term "sociobiology" as an attempt to explain the evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
ary mechanics behind social behavior
Social behavior

In biology, psychology and sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards society, or taking place between, members of the same species....
s such as altruism
Altruism

Altruism is the deliberate pursuit of the interests or welfare of others or the public interest....
, aggression
Aggression

In psychology, as well as other social science and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause pain or harm....
, and nurturance.

The book was first published in 1975, then reprinted in 1976. A twenty-fifth anniversary edition was published in 2000 by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913....
.

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    Harvard University Press

    Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913....
    , (Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition, 2000 ISBN 0-674-00089-7)