Summary Chart for

Huber and Breedlove’s Evolutionary Theory, Kinship and Childbirth in Cross-Cultural Perspective

 

Type of Relative

Indirect Care

Direct Care

Patrilaterality

Paternal Certainty

 

 

 

 

 

GrandMothers

MMs

High

High

(NA) Not Applicable

NA

FMs

High

High

Increases Indirect Care

Increases Direct Care

Aunts

MZs

Low

High

NA

NA

FZs

Low

High

Increases Direct Care

Increases Direct Care

GrandFathers

MFs

High

Low

Increases Direct Care

Increases Direct Care

FFs

High

Low

Increases Indirect Care

No Direct Care

Uncles

MBs

Low

Low

NA

NA

FBs

Low

Low

Increases Indirect Care

No Direct Care

Fathers

Fs

Highest

High

Increases Indirect  

and Direct Care

Increases Direct Care