[BOOK][B] Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind
DM Buss - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …
Parental investment and the optimization of human family size
Human reproductive behaviour is marked by exceptional variation at the population and
individual level. Human behavioural ecologists propose adaptive hypotheses to explain this …
individual level. Human behavioural ecologists propose adaptive hypotheses to explain this …
Understanding variation in human fertility: what can we learn from evolutionary demography?
Decades of research on human fertility has presented a clear picture of how fertility varies,
including its dramatic decline over the last two centuries in most parts of the world. Why …
including its dramatic decline over the last two centuries in most parts of the world. Why …
[HTML][HTML] Abandoning female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC) is an emerging but costly parental investment strategy in rural Ethiopia
MA Gibson, E Gurmu, R Chua, H Van Bavel… - Social Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGMC) has profound consequences for an estimated
200 million women world-wide, yet affected communities often resist efforts to end the …
200 million women world-wide, yet affected communities often resist efforts to end the …
The life-history trade-off between fertility and child survival
Evolutionary models of human reproduction argue that variation in fertility can be
understood as the local optimization of a life-history trade-off between offspring quantity and …
understood as the local optimization of a life-history trade-off between offspring quantity and …
The offspring quantity–quality trade-off and human fertility variation
DW Lawson… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The idea that trade-offs between offspring quantity and quality shape reproductive behaviour
has long been central to economic perspectives on fertility. It also has a parallel and richer …
has long been central to economic perspectives on fertility. It also has a parallel and richer …
Fertility decline and the changing dynamics of wealth, status and inequality
In the course of demographic transitions (DTs), two large-scale trends become apparent:(i)
the broadly positive association between wealth, status and fertility tends to reverse, and (ii) …
the broadly positive association between wealth, status and fertility tends to reverse, and (ii) …
Paternal investment and the positive effects of fathers among the matrilineal Mosuo of Southwest China
ABSTRACT The matrilineal Mosuo of Southwest China have been described as the only
human society that lacks fathers and husbands. These claims are based on ethnographic …
human society that lacks fathers and husbands. These claims are based on ethnographic …
[HTML][HTML] Sending children to school: rural livelihoods and parental investment in education in northern Tanzania
Evolutionary and economic models of the demographic transition argue that economic
development incentivizes low-fertility, high-investment parental strategies, and that such …
development incentivizes low-fertility, high-investment parental strategies, and that such …
The effect of income and wealth on behavioral strategies, personality traits, and preferences
Individuals living in either harsh or favorable environments display well-documented
psychological and behavioral differences. For example, people in favorable environments …
psychological and behavioral differences. For example, people in favorable environments …