Why Do Men Hunt?: A Reevaluation of “Man the Hunter” and the Sexual Division of Labor
Why Do Men Hunt?: A Reevaluation of “Man the Hunter” and the Sexual Division of Labor
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United States: The University of Chicago Press
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United States: The University of Chicago Press
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The role of men in hunter‐gatherer societies has been subject to vigorous debate over the past 15 years. The proposal that men hunt wild game as a form of status signaling or “showing off” to provide reproductive benefits to the hunter challenges the traditional view that men hunt to provision their families. Two broad assumptions underlie the sign...
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Why Do Men Hunt?: A Reevaluation of “Man the Hunter” and the Sexual Division of Labor
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67456372
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67456372
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0011-3204
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1537-5382
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10.1086/595620
