ANT331H5 Lecture Notes - Socioeconomic Status, Hunter-Gatherer, Pair Bond
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What is the objective of the article? read article jot what you remember. Cross cultural universals of human society: monogamous relationships through repeated reproductive episodes, biparental care, marriage. Stable mateships within a social network of other relationships: kinship idea of recognition of individuals that are more closely related than other individuals, food sharing & economic networks. Everyone has a concept of close and distant kin. Kinship is understood in terms of genealogical descent or common ancestor: may be cultural & biological. Is kinship a nepotistic strategy to maximize inclusive fitness?\ Is it an example of maximizing fitness: mitigates conflict, between relatives theres increase in co-operation, reduction in conflicts. Problems: rarely correlates directly with genetic relatedness, may be a cultural (not a biological) relationship. Adoption of nonbiological children: hunter & gatherer roots. !kung san, sw kalahari (richard lee & nancy howell) Lived in nuclear familes, recognized polygamy, didn"t practice it. Increased infant mortality: new material wealth, domestication of plants & animals.
