Biography:Richard Machalek
Richard Machalek (born April 12, 1946) is a social theorist, sociobiologist, and professor of sociology.[1][2] He is emeritus faculty of sociology at the University of Wyoming.[3]
A student and colleague of sociobiologist E.O. Wilson, Machalek is best known for using traditional sociological frameworks and theories to explain complex social behavior and structures in non-human societies, with a special emphasis on ant populations.[4][5]
Machalek believes that the bedrock of sociological knowledge lies in explaining social phenomena that are exhibited across many different types of species.[citation needed] Machalek also applies knowledge from the fields of evolutionary theory, zoology, and biology and is especially concerned with the trans-species social behaviors of cheating, cooperation, and division of labor, among others.
See also
- E.O. Wilson
- Sociobiology
- Evolutionary psychology
References
- ↑ Turner, Jonathan (2021), "Richard Machalek on Bringing Biology Back Into Sociology", Theoretical Sociology (Routledge): pp. 314–315, doi:10.4324/9781003141372-21, ISBN 978-1-003-14137-2, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003141372-21/richard-machalek-bringing-biology-back-sociology-jonathan-turner, retrieved 2024-04-19
- ↑ Lucal, Betsy (2010). "Better Informed, Still Skeptical: Response to Machalek and Martin" (in en). Teaching Sociology 38 (1): 46–49. doi:10.1177/0092055X09354076. ISSN 0092-055X. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ882848.
- ↑ "gifts and scholarships | sociology | university of wyoming" (in English). https://www.uwyo.edu/sociology/opportunities/scholarships-and-awards/scholarships-wilbourne-awardees.html.
- ↑ "UW Lecture Offers Rare Opportunity" (in English). https://www.uwyo.edu/news/2010/08/uw-lecture-offers-rare-opportunity.html.
- ↑ "The Man Who Found That "Genes Hold Culture on a Leash"" (in en). https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-man-who-found-that-genes-hold-culture-on-a-leash.
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