Sociobiology has been accused of ignoring the role of cultural practices in shaping human
behavior and placing too much emphasis on evolutionary factors in shaping cultural
practices. In response, sociobiologists argue that
a. understanding natural selection helps explain the evolution of cultural practices.
b. cultural evolution has not been a significant factor in shaping human behavior.
c. sociobiological theory does not apply to human beings.
d. animal behavior has not been affected by cultural evolution and, therefore, it is unlikely
that human behavior has been affected by it.
e. cultural practices are too variable to be studied as a function of evolution.
a. understanding natural selection helps explain the evolution of cultural practices.
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