Gendered conflict in the human family

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dc.contributor.authorLawson, David W.
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorSomefun, Oluwaseyi Dolapo
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-31T07:17:19Z
dc.date.available2023-05-31T07:17:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSexual conflict is a thriving area of animal behaviour research. Yet parallel research in the evolutionary human sciences remains underdeveloped and has become mired by controversy. In this special collection, we aim to invigorate the study of fitness-relevant conflicts between women and men, advocating for three synergistic research priorities. First, we argue that a commitment to diversity is required to innovate the field, achieve ethical research practice, and foster fruitful dialogue with neighbouring social sciences. Accordingly, we have prioritised issues of diversity as editors, aiming to stimulate new connections and perspectives. Second, we call for greater recognition that human sex/gender roles and accompanying conflict behaviours are both subject to natural selection and culturally determined. This motivates our shift in terminology from sexual to gendered conflict when addressing human behaviour, countering stubborn tendencies to essentialise differences between women and men and directing attention to the role of cultural practices, normative sanctions and social learning in structuring conflict battlegrounds. Finally, we draw attention to contemporary policy concerns, including the wellbeing consequences of marriage practices and the gendered implications of market integration. Focus on these themes, combined with attendance to the dangers of ethnocentrism, promises to inform culturally sensitive interventions promoting gender equality worldwide.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLawson, D. W. et al. (2023). Gendered conflict in the human family. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 5 ,e12. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2023.8en_US
dc.identifier.issn2513-843X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2023.8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8969
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectSexual educationen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectGender studiesen_US
dc.subjectEqualityen_US
dc.subjectEthnocentrismen_US
dc.titleGendered conflict in the human familyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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