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Hadza men are smaller, less robust, and less aggressive than the more polygynous Datoga. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Polygyny Makes Men Bigger, Tougher...And Meaner

Peter Frost •ï¿½October 24, 2015

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Humans differ in paternal investmentâ€”the degree to which fathers help mothers care for their offspring. They differ in this way between individuals, between populations, and between stages of cultural evolution. During the earliest stage, when all humans were hunter-gatherers, men invested more in their offspring with increasing distance from the equator. Longer, colder winters made... Read More

Did the Slave Trade Make Africans Polygynous?

Peter Frost •ï¿½September 10, 2011

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Slave exports to the Americas from different parts of Africa (Dalton & Leung, 2011). Did the slave trade create patterns of behavior that today exist throughout sub-Saharan Africa, such as generalized polygyny? Why is polygyny so frequent in sub-Saharan Africa? As Goody (1973, p. 177) noted, the differences with Eurasia are striking: Goody (1973) attributes... Read More

Are African Women Oppressed?

Peter Frost •ï¿½April 1, 2011

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Guess who does the farmwork? In sub-Saharan Africa, women do most of the labor. On the other hand, they have more control over the fruits of their labor. Are African women oppressed? For many, the answer is â€˜yesâ€™: Itâ€™s true that women do most of the labor in sub-Saharan Africa. They are, in fact, largely... Read More

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