Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910
Summary. The 'helpers at the nest' hypothesis suggests that individuals who are not currently reproducing often help kin by caretaking and thereby increase their inclusive fitness. Using a large scale historical dataset (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series sample of 1910; n=13,935), the...
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| description | Summary. The 'helpers at the nest' hypothesis suggests that individuals who are not currently reproducing often help kin by caretaking and thereby increase their inclusive fitness. Using a large scale historical dataset (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series sample of 1910; n=13,935), the hypothesis is tested that childless couples are more likely to fulfil such a role by taking care of a niece or nephew, but not a parent, than couples with children. Childless couples were significantly more likely to take care of a niece or nephew than couples with children. In contrast, couples with children and childless couples did not differ in caretaking of parents. Childless couples were also more likely to have more and younger nieces/nephews in their home than couples with children. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:84b8aa63-81f4-4942-8755-4d0b9034eb412022-03-26T21:52:58ZChildlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:84b8aa63-81f4-4942-8755-4d0b9034eb41AnthropologyCognitive anthropologyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetCambridge University Press2008Pollet, TDunbar, RSummary. The 'helpers at the nest' hypothesis suggests that individuals who are not currently reproducing often help kin by caretaking and thereby increase their inclusive fitness. Using a large scale historical dataset (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series sample of 1910; n=13,935), the hypothesis is tested that childless couples are more likely to fulfil such a role by taking care of a niece or nephew, but not a parent, than couples with children. Childless couples were significantly more likely to take care of a niece or nephew than couples with children. In contrast, couples with children and childless couples did not differ in caretaking of parents. Childless couples were also more likely to have more and younger nieces/nephews in their home than couples with children. |
| spellingShingle | Anthropology Cognitive anthropology Pollet, T Dunbar, R Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910 |
| title | Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910 |
| title_full | Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910 |
| title_fullStr | Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910 |
| title_short | Childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in United States, 1910 |
| title_sort | childlessness predicts helping of nieces and nephews in united states 1910 |
| topic | Anthropology Cognitive anthropology |
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