Perspectives on Human Attachment (Pair Bonding): Eve's Unique Legacy of a Canine Analogue:

Evolutionary Psychology

Ronald S. Immerman¹ 

关键词: Human evolution;    convergent evolution;    pair-bonding;    father-child relations;   

DOI  :  10.1177/147470490300100110

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The mother-child bond is undoubtedly homologous with that of other primates (and mammals). However, the man-woman pair bond and man(to)child pair bond are not paralleled by any terrestrial primate nor many mammals. Hence, knowledge of primate behavior would not be predictive of the pan-human (i) social father and (ii) the extended pair bond between a man and woman (with the cultural overlay of marriage). It is suggested that female choice of mating partner shifted in the direction of a canid analogue in which men's motivations to share resources with the female and to exhibit paternalistic behaviors were positively selected. Accordingly, it would be predicted that, compared to other terrestrial primates, the neuro-hormonal bases for the mother-child affiliative bond would be similar, but the bases of man-woman affiliative bond and the man(to)child affiliative bond would be dissimilar.

【 授权许可】

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