Sociobiology, Status, and Parental Investment in Sons and Daughters: Testing the Trivers-Willard Hypothesis.

Powell, Brian; Freese, Jeremy

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ERIC Number: EJ607307

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Publication Date: 1999

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Sociobiology, Status, and Parental Investment in Sons and Daughters: Testing the Trivers-Willard Hypothesis.

Powell, Brian; Freese, Jeremy

American Journal of Sociology, v104 n6 p1704-1743 May 1999

Explains that the Trivers-Willard hypothesis says that high-status parents favor sons over daughters while low-status parents favor daughters over sons. Examines whether the Trivers-Willard hypothesis is warranted by testing whether its predictions hold true among parents of adolescents in the United States. Finds little evidence to support the Trivers-Willard hypothesis. (CMK)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Daughters, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Secondary Education, Social Status, Sociobiology, Socioeconomic Status, Sons

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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