In this paper we review the empirical evidence that women receive help from family members in raising children, by drawing together published research which has explicitly investigated the impact of kin on child well-being. It is clear from this review that in both pre- and post-demographic transition societies family matters: the presence of certain relatives improves child survival and well-being, though which relatives matter differs between populations. This provides support for the hypothesis that humans are cooperative breeders: mothers cannot raise children alone but need help from other individuals to support their reproduction. We then go on to review the evidence that relatives matter for women’s fertility outcomes. The picture he...
Background: Previous research suggests that kin availability may be correlated with reproductive out...
Despite a widespread assumption that the nuclear family is normative, the family takes a number of d...
There is now considerable evidence that humans are cooperative breeders – that is, women need allom...
In this paper we review the empirical evidence that women receive help from family members in raisin...
In this paper we review the empirical evidence that women receive help from family members in raisin...
AbstractDespite the tendency of some academic disciplines to assume that the nuclear family is norma...
Children pose a problem. The extended period of childhood dependency and short interbirth intervals ...
Particular features of human female life history, such as short birth intervals and the early cessat...
The fertility decline associated with economic development has been attributed to a host of interrel...
Low birth rates in developed societies reflect women's difficulties in combining work and motherhood...
Children pose a problem. The extended period of childhood dependency and short interbirth intervals ...
BACKGROUND The influence of family and friends on an individual's fertility has long been an importa...
Kin are generally expected to behave more cooperatively with their relatives than with unrelated ind...
There is evidence to suggest that human female reproduction is assisted by other members of her fa...
AbstractCoall & Hertwig (C&H) demonstrate the importance of grandparents to children, even i...
Background: Previous research suggests that kin availability may be correlated with reproductive out...
Despite a widespread assumption that the nuclear family is normative, the family takes a number of d...
There is now considerable evidence that humans are cooperative breeders – that is, women need allom...
In this paper we review the empirical evidence that women receive help from family members in raisin...
In this paper we review the empirical evidence that women receive help from family members in raisin...
AbstractDespite the tendency of some academic disciplines to assume that the nuclear family is norma...
Children pose a problem. The extended period of childhood dependency and short interbirth intervals ...
Particular features of human female life history, such as short birth intervals and the early cessat...
The fertility decline associated with economic development has been attributed to a host of interrel...
Low birth rates in developed societies reflect women's difficulties in combining work and motherhood...
Children pose a problem. The extended period of childhood dependency and short interbirth intervals ...
BACKGROUND The influence of family and friends on an individual's fertility has long been an importa...
Kin are generally expected to behave more cooperatively with their relatives than with unrelated ind...
There is evidence to suggest that human female reproduction is assisted by other members of her fa...
AbstractCoall & Hertwig (C&H) demonstrate the importance of grandparents to children, even i...
Background: Previous research suggests that kin availability may be correlated with reproductive out...
Despite a widespread assumption that the nuclear family is normative, the family takes a number of d...
There is now considerable evidence that humans are cooperative breeders – that is, women need allom...