Cross-cultural evidence does not support universal acceleration of puberty in father-absent households
Father absence in early life has been shown to be associated with accelerated reproductive
development in girls. Evolutionary social scientists have proposed several adaptive …
development in girls. Evolutionary social scientists have proposed several adaptive …
Married too young? The behavioral ecology of 'child marriage'
For girls and women, marriage under 18 years is commonplace in many low-income nations
today and was culturally widespread historically. Global health campaigns refer to marriage …
today and was culturally widespread historically. Global health campaigns refer to marriage …
Family and fertility: does kin help influence women's fertility, and how does this vary worldwide?
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Despite the tendency of some academic disciplines to assume that the nuclear family is
normative, the family takes a number of different forms cross-culturally. Regardless of family …
normative, the family takes a number of different forms cross-culturally. Regardless of family …
The evolution of female-biased kinship in humans and other mammals
Female-biased kinship (FBK) arises in numerous species and in diverse human cultures,
suggesting deep evolutionary roots to female-oriented social structures. The significance of …
suggesting deep evolutionary roots to female-oriented social structures. The significance of …
Why marry early? Parental influence, agency and gendered conflict in Tanzanian marriages
Global health interventions increasingly target the abolishment of 'child marriage'(marriage
under 18 years, hereafter referred to as 'early marriage'). Guided by human behavioural …
under 18 years, hereafter referred to as 'early marriage'). Guided by human behavioural …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of kin availability, parental religiosity, and nativity on fertility differentials in the late 19th-century United States
METHODS Most quantitative research on fertility decline in the United States ignores the
potential impact of cultural and familial factors. We rely on new complete-count data from the …
potential impact of cultural and familial factors. We rely on new complete-count data from the …
The tempo of human childhood: a maternal foot on the accelerator, a paternal foot on the brake
Relative to the life history of other great apes, that of humans is characterized by early
weaning and short interbirth intervals (IBIs). We propose that in modern humans, birth until …
weaning and short interbirth intervals (IBIs). We propose that in modern humans, birth until …
Supportive families versus support from families: The decision to have a child in the Netherlands
BACKGROUND Support from families can reduce costs of reproduction and may therefore
be associated with higher fertility for men and women. Family supportiveness, however …
be associated with higher fertility for men and women. Family supportiveness, however …
Evolutionary demography of age at last birth: integrating approaches from human behavioural ecology and cultural evolution
Cultural evolutionary theory and human behavioural ecology offer different, but compatible
approaches to understanding human demographic behaviour. For much of their 30 history …
approaches to understanding human demographic behaviour. For much of their 30 history …
Pubertal maturation is independent of family structure but daughters of divorced (but not dead) fathers start reproduction earlier
Several evolutionary hypotheses predict that girls growing up without a father present in the
family mature and start reproduction earlier because father absence is a cue for …
family mature and start reproduction earlier because father absence is a cue for …