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Parental strategies among the Gusii of Kenya
Author(s) -
LeVine Robert A.,
LeVine Sarah E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219884005
Subject(s) - agrarian society , reproduction , scarcity , developmental psychology , reproductive strategy , psychology , paternal care , child care , ecology , economic growth , agriculture , biology , medicine , nursing , economics , pregnancy , microeconomics , genetics , offspring
Gusii patterns of reproduction and child care evolved in an agrarian setting in which land was abundant and children were scarce. With land now scarce and children abundant, parents continue to be resourceful and strategic in their infant care, but they have not altered their reproductive goals.