Substitute parents : biological and social perspective on alloparenting across human societies / / edited by Gillian Bentley & Ruth Mace.

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Superior document:Studies of the Biosocial Society ; v. 3
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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Studies of the Biosocial Society ; v. 3.
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Physical Description:xviii, 354 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • The biological basis of alloparental behaviour in mammals / Nancy G. Solomon and Loren D. Hayes
  • Family matters : kin, demography, and child health in a rural Gambian population / Rebecca Sear and Ruth Mace
  • Does it take a family to raise a child? : cooperative breeding and the contributions of Maya siblings, parents and older adults in raising children / Karen L. Kramer
  • Flexible caretakers : responses of toba families in transition / Claudia R. Valeggia
  • Who minds the baby? Beng perspectives on mothers, neighbours, and strangers as caretakers / Alma Gottlieb
  • Economic perspectives on alloparenting / Gillian Paull
  • The school as parent / Berry Mayall
  • The parenting and substitute parenting of young children / Helen Penn
  • Adoption, adopters, and adopted children : an evolutionary perspective / David Howe
  • Surrogacy : the experiences of commissioning couples and surrogate mothers / Emma Lycett
  • Alloparenting in the context of AIDS in Southern Africa : complex strategies for care / Lorraine van Blerk and Nicola Ansell
  • Alloparental care and the ontogeny of glucocorticoid stress response among stepchildren / Mark V. Flinn and David Leone
  • Separation stress in early childhood : harmless side effect of modern care-giving practices or risk factor for development? / Joachim Bensel
  • Quality, quantity, and type of childcare : effects on child development in the U.S. / Jay Belsky
  • 'It feels normal that other people are split up but not your mum and dad' : divorce through the eyes of children / Margaret Robinson, Lesley Scanlan and Ian Butler.