Ascription of resemblance of newborns by parents and nonrelatives

McLain, Denson Kelly; Setters, Deanna L.; Moulton, Michael P.; Pratt, Ann E.

doi:10.1016/s1090-5138(99)00029-x

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“…Identity theory offers a framework that shows how the ascribed, identified, and discovered elements to socialization develop. Research in this area examines the attachments children have to others (such as parents) and how gender ideals are transferred from generation to generation [46][47][48][49][50].…”

Section: Variants Of Identity Theory and Gender: Nascent Stages Of Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

Carter

2014

Social Sciences

170

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Gender socialization is examined through a social psychological lens by applying identity theory and identity control theory. Current research from the fields of family and sociological social psychology are surveyed to provide a better conception of how the family operates as agents of socialization, and how identities that are cultivated and fostered in youth provide meaning throughout the life course and maintain the social order. The application of identity theory shows how gender is a diffuse status characteristic, which is salient in person, role, and social (group) identities, and also across social situations. Identity control theory is applied to show how emotions operate within an internal control system to stabilize gendered identities and perpetuate the social structure. Both theories are specifically applied to understand socialization dynamics that exist for children and families.

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Section: Variants Of Identity Theory and Gender: Nascent Stages Of Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

Carter

2014

Social Sciences

170

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“…Although one might expect physical similarity to be the most useful, it is not, for at least two reasons. First, paternal certainty is manipulated by mothers and mothers' relatives, such that these individuals comment on the paternal resemblance of a neonate, even when there was no apparent resemblance (Daly & Wilson, 1982;McLain, Setters, Moulton, & Pratt, 2000). Second, there is an absence of phenotypic cues to establish paternity certainty; it is easier for people to identify a resemblance between mothers and children than between fathers and children (e.g., Bredart & French, 1999; but see Christenfeld & Hill, 1995).…”

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“…Therefore, subjective estimates of HNP may reflect an unconscious awareness of cuckoldry risk, which may be important for assessing reproductive success. Furthermore, our study is novel in that we collected subjective estimates from community samples, rather than from university students (e.g., Experiment 1 in 5 McLain et al, 2000), to gain insight into widely held beliefs about HNP prevalence.…”

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Sex Differences in Subjective Estimates of Non-Paternity Rates in Austria

2009

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The determination of paternity is important due to the possibility of cuckoldry and the subsequent squandering of male reproductive effort. Men may be attuned to prevalence rates of cuckoldry in the local environment to assess risk. However, women may have an enhanced ability to assess paternity and may have superior insight into women's sexual infidelity. Accordingly, this study examined subjective estimates of human non-paternity (HNP), the discrepancy between social/legal versus genetic paternity. The hypothesis was that women would provide higher estimates of HNP than men. A sex difference in the hypothesized direction was observed across four community samples of Austrian adults (totalling 763 men and 795 women), with women overall providing higher HNP estimates than men (14.5% versus 9.1%). Furthermore, key demographic variables impacted HNP estimates for both sexes: individuals who were unmarried, childless, currently unpartnered, or currently in a romantic relationship of a shorter duration provided higher HNP estimates than their counterparts, thus suggesting that such estimates might be attuned to mating effort and strategies, as well as relationship quality and investment.

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“…3 This is possible because parent-child resemblance is sufficiently present in children for it to be detected from as early as birth (Porter et al, 1984;McLain et al, 2000;Alvergne et al, 2007;Kaminski et al, 2010). Experiment-based evidence of paternal involvement corroborates this.…”

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If looks could heal: Child health and paternal investment

Tracey

Polachek

2018

Journal of Health Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. parenting. An extra day (per month) of time-investment by a typical visiting father enhances child health by just over 10% of a standard deviation. This estimate is not biased by the effect of child health on father-involvement or omitted maternal ability, thereby eliminating endogeneity biases that plague existing studies. The result has implications regarding the role of a father's time in enhancing child health, especially in fragile families. Terms of use: Documents in JEL Classification:I12, J12, J13

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Ascription of resemblance of newborns by parents and nonrelatives

Cited by 103 publications

References 27 publications

Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

Gender Socialization and Identity Theory

Sex Differences in Subjective Estimates of Non-Paternity Rates in Austria

If looks could heal: Child health and paternal investment

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