Grandmotherhood

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The Evolutionary Significance of the Second Half of Female Life

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By the year 2030, the average life expectancy of women in industrialized countries could reach ninety—exceeding that of men by about ten years. At the present time, postmenopausal women represent more than fifteen percent of the world’s population and this figure is likely to grow. From an evolutionary perspective, these demographic numbers pose some intriguing questions. Darwinian theory holds that a successful life is measured in terms of reproduction. How is it, then, that a woman’s lifespan can greatly exceed her childbearing and childrearing years? Is this phenomenon simply a byproduct of improved standards of living, or do older women—grandmothers in particular—play a measurable role in increasing their family members’ biological success? Until now, these questions have not been examined in a thorough and comprehensive manner. Bringing togethertheoretical and empirical work byinternationally recognized scholars in anthropology, psychology, ethnography, and the social sciences, Grandmotherhood explores the evolutionary purpose and possibilities of female post-generative life. Students and scholars of human evolution, anthropology, and even gerontology will look to this volume as a major contribution to the current literature in evolutionary studies.

Author Biography:

Eckart Voland is a professor of biophilosophy at the Institute of Philosophy and Foundations of Science at the University of Giessen in Germany. Athanasios Chasiotis is an associate professor at the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Wulf Schiefenhövel is the head of the human ethology group, Max-Planck-Institute, Andechs/Seewiesen in Germany and a professor of medical psychology and ethnomedicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich.

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August 10th, 2005

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributors

Contributions by Akiko Nosaka
Contributions by Camilla Power
Contributions by Chris Knight
Contributions by Dawn Neill
Contributions by Dilip Nath
Contributions by Donna Leonetti
Contributions by Natabar Heman
Edited by Anthanasios Chasiotis
Edited by Eckart Voland
Edited by Wulf Schiefenhovel

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First Paperback Edition

Pages

354

Dimensions

156x235x20

ISBN-13

9780813571416

Product ID

22410933

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