Birth order and gender : differential parental investment in Medieval England and France in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries
Jessica Fields
This dissertation addresses the question: will parents invest differently in their children based on gender and birth order? Using parental investment theory four major sets of outcome variables--child survival, (through wealth, land, titles), marriage, reproductive success--this question be examined an historic population, medieval England France eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth centuries. The results presented this shows that were willing to offspring differentially with a preference for sons over daughters older younger children. Historic populations provide microcosm which study human behavior. findings have implications both evolutionary ecology demography.
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