Why do men hunt? A reevaluation of "Man the Hunter" and the sexual division of labor

Current Anthropology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-74

  Gurven, Michael ^a   Hill, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 61849138239     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595620     Document Type: Article

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