Co-Residence Patterns in Hunter-Gatherer Societies Show Unique Human Social Structure
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Individuals in residential groups in contemporary hunter-gatherer societies are unrelated to each other.
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The extent of human cooperation with non-relatives makes inclusive fitness an insufficient explanation.
“However, the extent of human cooperation with non-relatives makes inclusive fitness an insufficient explanation (Griffin et al. 2004; Hill et al. 2011; McNamara and Henrich 2017b).”
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“However, the extent of human cooperation with non-relatives makes inclusive fitness an insufficient explanation (Griffin et al. 2004; Hill et al. 2011; McNamara and Henrich 2017b).”
- Authors
- Hill, K. R., Walker, R. S., Božičević, M., Eder, J., Headland, T., Hewlett, B., Hurtado, A. M., Marlowe, F., Wiessner, P., & Wood, B.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- SIL Global (US)
- Washington State University Vancouver (US)
- Durham University (GB)
- University of Utah (US)
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hill, Kim R.
- Walker, Robert S.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2011-03-11
- Volume
- 331
- Issue
- 6022
- Pages
- 1286-1289
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2020506662
- Cited by
- 863
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 1644.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Keywords
- co-residence, hunter-gatherers, foraging societies, social structure, kinship, dispersal, inclusive fitness, cooperation, social learning, cumulative culture, interaction networks, natal group
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cooperative Behavior, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cultural Evolution, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Residence Characteristics, Social Behavior, Population Groups
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