Fathers and their children in the first three years of life : an anthropological perspective / Frank L'Engle Williams.
"Frank L'Engle Williams examines the anthropological record for evidence of the social behaviors associated with paternity, suggesting that ample evidence exists for the importance of such behaviors for infant survival. Focusing on the first three postnatal years, he considers the implicat...
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| Other title: | Fathers and their children in the first 3 years of life. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Texas A & M University anthropology series ;
no. 20. |
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Table of Contents:
- How Long Have Fathers Carried and Cared for Their Infants?
- Life Cycle
- The Birth of a Child and the "Birth" of a Socially Recognized Father
- Couvade and Hormonal Correlates of Paternity
- Postnatal Infant Development
- Reproductive Careers among Forager Males
- The Duration of Father Care Estimated from Skeletal Maturation and Decline
- Evidence of Father Care in Humans and Animals
- Forager Fathers and Infants Cross-culturally
- Paternal Behavior in Nonhuman Primates and Other Animals
- Evolutionary Perspectives
- The Evolution of Carrying Behavior
- Hyper-encephalization of Neonates
- Becoming Human
- Epilogue: The Role of Father Care: Past, Present, and Future.