Abstract
Here we attempt to define a specifically human ecology within which male reproductive strategies are formulated. By treating the domestic and public spheres of social life as "ecological niches" that men have been forced to compete within or to avoid as best they can, we generate a typology of four "social modes" of human male behavior. We then attempt to explain the broad distribution of social modes within and between human groups based on the relative intensity of scramble and contest competition.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-366 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Human Nature |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Contest competition
- Human male reproductive strategy
- Public-domestic distinction
- Scramble competition
- Social ecology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)