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. 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.

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References

  1. ^ 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, retrieved April 19, 2024
  2. ^ Lucal, Betsy (2010). "Better Informed, Still Skeptical: Response to Machalek and Martin". Teaching Sociology. 38 (1): 46–49. doi:10.1177/0092055X09354076. ISSN 0092-055X.
  3. ^ "gifts and scholarships | sociology | university of wyoming". UWYO Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "UW Lecture Offers Rare Opportunity". UWYO News. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Man Who Found That "Genes Hold Culture on a Leash"". Discover Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2024.


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