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Not so weird after all : the changing relationship between status and fertility / Rosemary L. Hopcraft, Martin Fieder, and Susanne Huber.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hopcroft, Rosemary L. (Rosemary Lynn), 1962- author.
- Fieder, Martin, author.
- Huber, Susanne, author.
- 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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