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Not so weird after all : the changing relationship between status and fertility / Rosemary L. Hopcraft, Martin Fieder, and Susanne Huber.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hopcroft, Rosemary L. (Rosemary Lynn), 1962- author.
Fieder, Martin, author.
Huber, Susanne, author.
Contributor:
Taylor & Francis eBooks
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Series:
Evolutionary analysis in the social sciences
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fertility, Human--Social aspects.
Fertility, Human.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 116 pages).
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Biography/History:
Rosemary L. Hopcroft is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, U.S. She has published widely in the areas of evolutionary sociology and comparative and historical sociology in journals including the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Evolution and Human Behavior, and Human Nature. She is the author of Evolution and Gender: Why it Matters for Contemporary Life (Routledge 2016), editor of The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society (2018) and co-author of The Handbook of Sex Differences (2023). Martin Fieder is Associate Professor of Evolutionary Demography at the University of Vienna, Austria. He works in the field of evolution, fertility, social status, religion, and behavioral genetics. He has published in the field of evolutionary anthropology, evolutionary demographics and behavior genetics in a wide range of international journals such as Evolution and Human Behavior, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, BMC Evolutionary Biology, American Journal of Human Biology, Biosocial Sciences as well as in The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society (2018). Susanne Huber is Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology of the University of Vienna, Austria. She works on evolutionary explanations of human behavior, homogamy, and early life factor effects and has published in journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Evolution and Human Behavior, and Human Nature and in The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society (2018).
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1 The Changing Relationship Between Status and Fertility
References
2 Evolutionary Theory and the Fertility Behavior of Humans
Evolution By Natural Selection
Sexual Selection
Sex Differences in Parental Investment in Humans
Sex Differences in Mate Preferences
3 Sources of Social Status Across Human Societies
Age
Height and Size for Men
Intelligence and Costly Signaling
Beauty (Especially for Women)
Social Status in Agricultural Societies
The House of Habsburg
an Example of Status Preservation
Social Status in Industrial Societies
4 Social Status and Fertility in Preindustrial Societies
Hunting and Gathering Societies
Horticultural and Tribal Societies
Female Fertility
Agrarian and Despotic Societies
Status and Fertility Among Women in Agrarian Societies
5 Status and Fertility in Europe and America During the Demographic Transition
The Demographic Transition
Status and Fertility During the Demographic Transition
6 Status and Fertility in East Asia During the Demographic Transition
Japan
Taiwan
Korea
China
7 Status and Fertility in Contemporary Transitioning Societies
Status and Fertility in Contemporary Developing Countries
Education and Fertility
Income, Wealth, and Fertility
8 The Relationship Between Status and Fertility in Post-Transition Europe and America
Personal Income, Wealth, and Fertility
Income and Fertility Within Couples
Evolutionary Theory and Low Fertility in Developed Societies
Possible Genetic Selection
9 Additional Factors Influencing Status and Fertility
Religion
Endogamy and Homogamy
10 Not So Weird After All
Reference
Index
Notes:
Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed January 23, 2024).
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Other Format:
Print version:
ISBN:
9781003463320
1003463320
9781040005927
1040005926
9781040005941
1040005942
Publisher Number:
40032273475
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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