War and socialization of children: comparing two evolutionary models

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 41 Published In Pages: 96-122
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin

Abstract

This article presents two evolutionary models that may explain relationships between war and socialization of children: the "environmentally contingent reproductive strategy" (ECRS) model put forward by Draper and Harpending (1982), and a model put forward by Carol and Melvin Ember. Results do not provide support for the hypotheses involving father-infant sleeping proximity derived from the ECRS model. The authors also find some inconsistencies with their own model.

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