Sociobiology and inheritance tax

Adrian Furnham

A chapter in Management and Myths, 2004, pp 129-130 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Some of the most successful popular books over the past 30 years have been based on evolutionary theory. Whether they have to do with altruism (The Selfish Gene) or relationships (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) or general behaviour (Man Watching), they all endorse a neo-Darwinian view of human nature. Evolutionary theorists and their more zealous sociobiological cousins have powerful, intriguing and sometimes counter-intuitive explanations for all sorts of behaviours. Early work focused on topics such as cooperation, reciprocity and sharing. More recent work has dwelled on mate choice and selection.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403990037_47

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