The Comparative Study of Parenting

Population

interacting networks where mating/ other communication is concentrated

Optimal parental investment strategy

aims to maximize the survival and reproductive success of offspring

Organic hardware

biological, shared by all

Ecological Firmware

shared by many

socio economic conditions

environmental or the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

Cultural Software

what people around you do, cultural scripts

Characteristics of Gusii people

agro- pastoralists

polygamist

high infant mortality, kinda high fertility

babies every 2 years

code of respect

restrained conduct

Cultural Mediation Model

to understand how culture influences people’s behaviors within certain parameters

Subsistence Strategy

what you do to get what you need