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ERIC Number: EJ436380
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Different Reproductive Strategies in Males and Females.
Maccoby, Eleanor E.
Child Development, v62 n4 p676-81 Aug 1991
Comments on Belsky, Steinberg, and Draper's article in this issue. Discusses the claim for a connection of stressful childhood environments and early pubertal maturation. Argues that early puberty need not imply a shift from a "quality" toward a "quantity" reproductive strategy and that nonevolutionary factors can account for precocious sexuality in individuals with stressful childhood histories. (Author/GLR)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Biological Influences, Child Rearing, Early Experience, Evolution, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Females, Males, Puberty, Reproduction (Biology), Sex Differences, Sexuality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Childhood Experiences