Fathers and Their Children in the First Three Years of Life
Author | : Frank L'Engle Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 1623498074 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781623498078 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: How Long Have Fathers Carried and Cared for Their Infants? -- Life Cycle -- The Birth of a Child and the "Birth" of a Socially Recognized Father -- Couvade and Hormonal Correlates of Paternity -- Postnatal Infant Development -- Reproductive Careers among Forager Males -- The Duration of Father Care Estimated from Skeletal Maturation and Decline -- Evidence of Father Care in Humans and Animals -- Forager Fathers and Infants Cross-culturally -- Paternal Behavior in Nonhuman Primates and Other Animals -- Evolutionary Perspectives -- The Evolution of Carrying Behavior -- Hyper-encephalization of Neonates -- Becoming Human -- Epilogue: The Role of Father Care: Past, Present, and Future.