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Evolutionary Perspectives on Parenting
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press, 2021.
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Abstract
- This chapter highlights parental behavior and household dynamics as one key set of factors that play a vital role in the regulation of development and behavior in children. It shows the benefits of using an evolutionary-developmental model and discusses fundamental points to consider when applying such a model to research. The application of Darwinian principles to domains of parenting and development provides a benefit to researchers by integrating the results of proximate-level research into a unified and interconnected framework. It also reorients within- and between-household differences in parenting as strategies molded by natural selection to maximize survival and reproduction under varied ecological circumstances. The chapter begins with a review of the theoretical foundations of evolutionary developmental psychology, followed by a brief explanation of methodological approaches used by developmentalists. It then looks at current research and future directions.
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6235d8864b31a0268e751fb1d209c03b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190674687.013.1