Conception of parental investment as a useful explanation of diverse human parental behaviour

Elżbieta Cieplak

doi:10.18778/1898-6773.62.11

Authors

Elżbieta Cieplak University of Wrocław, Department of Anthropology, Kuźnicza 35, 50-138 Wrocław

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.62.11

Abstract

Parental investment is differentiated on prenatal or postnatal stage (e.g., child neglecting, infanticide, or differences in financial support given to children). Differential treatment of children with reference to their sex is influenced by factors such as the sex ratio, parents’ status, number of children in the family, birth order, sex of siblings and children’s contribution to family resources. Numerous studies on traditional and historical societies have been conducted but there is a need for research of contemporary, industrial societies.

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