Children pose a problem. The extended period of childhood dependency and short interbirth
intervals mean that human mothers have to care for several dependent children …

Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ago, a line of apes began to rear their young
differently than their Great Ape ancestors. From this new form of care came new ways of …

The evolved psychology of conflict and cooperation among kin depends on the ultimate
causes of kin interaction. This chapter reviews the relevant evolutionary theory and outlines …

Post‐reproductive longevity is a robust feature of human life and not only a recent
phenomenon caused by improvements in sanitation, public health, and medical advances …

Hillary Clinton may have popularized the proverb" it takes a village to raise a child" in her
1996 book, but interest in who raises children had been widespread among both …

In the vast anthropological literature devoted to hunter-gatherer societies, surprisingly little
attention has been paid to the place of hunter-gatherer children. Children often represent 40 …

From the laughing clubs of India and robotic granny minders of Japan to the" Flexsecurity"
system of Denmark and the elderscapes of Florida, experts in this collection bring readers …

This book offers a synthesis of social science and evolutionary approaches to the study of
intergenerational relations, using biological, psychological and sociological factors to …

Help is directed towards kin in many cooperative species, but its nature and intensity can
vary by context. Humans are one of few species in which grandmothers invest in …

This paper investigates the impact of kin on child survival in a matrilineal society in Malawi.
Women usually live in close proximity to their matrilineal kin in this agricultural community …