Test of Models of Evolutionary Theory

这项研究使得纽约大学的两名人类学家 墨西哥将测试男性养育子女的替代模式 这项研究将测试一个特定的进化 男性生育力和养育方式决定因素模型 旨在解释男性生育子女数量的做法， 经济和非经济资源投资于他们的 儿童、男女之间的共同利益和利益冲突， 妇女在生育、养育子女和择偶决定方面的作用， 对兄弟姐妹后代的不同投资。 的 替代经济和进化模型的预测将 也被测试。 数据将通过结构化访谈获得 750名盎格鲁和西班牙裔男性的代表性样本，超过50年 在新墨西哥州的阿尔伯克基。 一个简短的采访将 确定研究的资格，长时间的面试将 获取三代人的生育率、养育子女和收入数据 个人。 这项研究之所以重要，是因为 对生育能力和养育方式的理解将帮助我们 了解人口统计学转变的原因， 提高对不同族裔群体生育率的认识 可以帮助规划者设计政策来满足需求 不同的人群。

This research allows two anthropologists at the University of New Mexico to test alternative models of male parenting in the contemporary U.S. This study will test a specific evolutionary model of the determinants of male fertility and parenting practices, designed to explain the number of children men have, the economic and noneconomic resources men invest in their children, commonality and conflict of interest between men and women in fertility, parenting and mating decisions, and differential investment in offspring within sibships. The predictions of alternative economic and evolutionary models will also be tested. Data will be obtained through structured interviews with a representative sample of 750 Anglo and Hispanic men over 50 years of age in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A short interview will determine eligibility for the study, and a long interview will obtain fertility, parenting and income data on three generations of individuals. This research is important because increased understanding of fertility and parenting in general will help us understand the causes of the deomgraphic transition, and increased understanding of fertility in different ethnic groups in the US can help planners design policies to satisfy the needs of different populations.