PSYC 3420 Chapter 7: Chapter 7.docx
16 Apr 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Kibbutz (in israel) was community where men and women received same income and families were grown collectively. Women complained that they wanted to raise their own children without the help of other women >> men insisted but women won the vote. Mother-child bond is seen in every human culture. Offspring are the vehicles in which the parent"s pass their genes to the next generation >> therefore powerful mechanisms exist in parents to ensure the survival and reproductive success of their offspring. Most important problem, other than mating, is ensuring offspring survive and thrive >> without this success mating would be pointless. Surprisingly, many species don"t engage in parental care at all >> oyster release sperm and egg into the ocean >> thousands offspring die, some survive. The reason for not caring for offspring is that it"s very costly >> could mate more instead of using resources on offspring.
