The generation game is the cooperation game: The role of grandparents in the timing of reproduction
Sear, Rebecca;
Dickins, Thomas E;
(2010)
The generation game is the cooperation game: The role of grandparents in the timing of reproduction.
Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 33 (1).
pp. 34-35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09991725
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Abstract
Coall & Hertwig (C&H) demonstrate the importance of grandparents to children, even in low fertility societies. We suggest policy-makers interested in reproductive timing in such contexts should be alerted to the practical applications of this cooperative breeding framework. The presence or absence of a supportive kin network could help explain why some women begin their reproductive careers “too early” or “too late.”