Towards a New Theory of the Origin of the Family [and Comments and Reply]

Melotti, Umberto; Bixler, Ray H.; Greenberg, Gary; Poirier, Frank E.; Murray, R. Daniel; Sharp, Henry S.; Smith, John Maynard; Stevenson, Marc G.

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“…The following functional argument is not generally emphasized by sociobiologists but is compatible with their approach. Human infants are helpless for a relatively long time (Melotti 1981). Species survival, therefore, requires that someone care for these infants.…”

Section: Sociobiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Presidential Address on Altruism and Sociology

Simmons

1991

The Sociological Quarterly

103

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This article concerns the study of altruism. Highlights of the research history of altruism in sociobiology, psychological social‐psychology, and sociology are reviewed. Examples from the author's work on kidney and bone‐marrow donation are interwoven with this history. The sociological mechanisms producing altruism, particularly normative obligation, are emphasized along with the psychological mechanisms (e.g., empathy). The need for better integration across subareas in sociology is discussed. In addition, it is concluded that some scientific work significantly trivializes altruism.

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Section: Sociobiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Presidential Address on Altruism and Sociology

Simmons

1991

The Sociological Quarterly

103

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“…За разлику од оваквих тврдњи, Мелоти сматра да постоји биолошки мотив за људску моногамију, 15 али он га лоцира у пољу потребе за максимизирањем користи која проистиче из генетски контролисаног алтруизма. Како аргументује, деца у моногамним породицама имају већи коефицијент сродства него деца у било којој другој социјалној јединици (Melotti 1981). У промискуитетној групи овај коефицијент варира између 0 и 1/2 (0, при екстремно малој вероватноћи, када су сва деца зачета од стране различитих мушкараца и жена, а 1/2 у случају када су сва деца зачета од стране истих родитеља).…”

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A contribution of sociobiological theory to the study of family

Bilinovic¹

2009

Soc pregled

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“…It also has provided additional and complementary information to the scope of literature that predominately is focused on the psycho-social aspects of family phenomena. The conceptual works of van den Berghe (1978Berghe ( ,1979Berghe ( ,1980, Strayer (1984), Leibowitz (1978), and Melotti (1981Melotti ( , 1984 are especially exemplary. What is also interesting to note is the increasing number of articles regarding family phenomena in journals outside of the "in-house" journals found in family studies and home economics (i.e., Family Relations, Ioumal of Marriage and the Family, foumal of Fatnily Issues, Home Economics Research Joumal).…”

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Family Ecology: An Approach To The Interdisciplinary Complexity Of The Study Of Family Phenomena

Wright¹,

Herrin²

1988

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In this article we continue our discussion of the precurson to a Family Ecologt by articulating the conceptual commonalities and differences that are found in-the utilization of an ecological framework within the social and -beluvioral sciences. We then examine the implications of human ecologt for an ecological study of the family. Finally, we identify and discuss four citical tenets for a Famity Eco[ogt which is offered as an altemative interdisciplinary approach to the complex srudy of family phenomena.After reviewing a substantial amount of literature from a variety of disciplines (Herrin & Wright, USSI, we have found that there probably is only one commonly iecognized and iccepted element of ecological thought. Virtually everyone agrees,at the most-fundamental level, that the science of ecology is concerned (at the very least) with the study of the interrelationships among organisms and their environments. Yet, it is quite dijconcerting to think that this may be the only element.about which a consensus exists. There is a iertain amount of frustration involved in limiting the scope of ecology to a narrow set of widel] recognizsd boundaries and precepts when "ecology" also represents so many things to so many people.Seeking insight and guidance from documented historical references is of some help, but the exact origins and meanings of ecology remain as diverse and vague now as they cver were. We say this tealizitrg others maintain that much progress has been

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Towards a New Theory of the Origin of the Family [and Comments and Reply]

Cited by 34 publications

References 47 publications

Presidential Address on Altruism and Sociology

Presidential Address on Altruism and Sociology

A contribution of sociobiological theory to the study of family

Family Ecology: An Approach To The Interdisciplinary Complexity Of The Study Of Family Phenomena

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