Human behavioral ecology may be defined as the study of the evolutionary ecology of
human behavior. Its central problem is to discover the ways in which the behavior of modem …

Homo sapiensis increasingly being studied within the evolutionary (adaptationist,
selectionist) framework favoured by animal behaviour researchers. There are various labels …

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 …

The human race spends a disproportionate amount of attention, money, and expertise in
solving, trying, and reporting homicides, as compared to other social problems. The public …

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do
women typically have fewer sexual partners? In Why Sex Matters, Bobbi Low ranges from …

Evolutionary approaches to parental care suggest that parents will not automatically invest
in all offspring, and they should reduce or eliminate investment in their children if the costs …

Die Familiensoziologie stellt einen wichtigen Bereich der sozialwissenschaftlichen
Theoriebildung und Forschung dar. Sie behandelt ein breites Spektrum an praxisrelevanten …

In this paper I examine the idea that patriarchal family structure among elites in stratified
societies originates as a form of parental investment favoring male children. Patriliny and …

Sociobiologists and feminists agree that men in patriarchal social systems seek to control
females, but sociobiologists go further, using Darwin's theory of sexual selection and …

Applications of modern evolutionary theory to human culture have generated several
different theoretical approaches that challenge traditional anthropological …