Mothers and Others
The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Child Development, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy | ISBN: | 9780674659957 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy |
| ISBN: | 9780674659957 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Mothers and Others finds the key in the primatologically unique length of human childhood. Renowned anthropologist Sarah Hrdy argues that if human babies were to survive in a world of scarce resources, they would need to be cared for, not only by their mothers but also by siblings, aunts, fathers, friends—and, with any luck, grandmothers. Out of this complicated and contingent form of childrearing, Hrdy argues, came the human capacity for understanding others. In essence, mothers and others teach us who will care, and who will not.
Mothers and Others finds the key in the primatologically unique length of human childhood. Renowned anthropologist Sarah Hrdy argues that if human babies were to survive in a world of scarce resources, they would need to be cared for, not only by their mothers but also by siblings, aunts, fathers, friends—and, with any luck, grandmothers. Out of this complicated and contingent form of childrearing, Hrdy argues, came the human capacity for understanding others. In essence, mothers and others teach us who will care, and who will not.
