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.
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edit- ^ 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 2024-04-19
- ^ 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.
- ^ "gifts and scholarships | sociology | university of wyoming". UWYO Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "UW Lecture Offers Rare Opportunity". UWYO News. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "The Man Who Found That "Genes Hold Culture on a Leash"". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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