Lost Daughters and Fragile Sons: Patterns of Differential Parental Investment Across Thirty-five Countries

Survivorship of children is unsurprisingly dependent upon numerous variables, not least of which is the role that preferential treatment plays in biasing the birth and survival of sons and daughters across cultures. This study draws upon an evolutionary approach by examining the "Trivers-Willar...

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Main Author: Guggenheim, Cordelia Barbara Ursula
Other Authors: Figueredo, Aurelio J
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195938