Kathrine E Starkweather
Biographic Data
| ID | 111128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathrine E Starkweather |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathrine E |
| FAMILY NAME | Starkweather |
| SIGNATURE | STARKWEATHER K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1554-4567 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Meanings and Dividends of Man the Hunter
The phrase Man the Hunter is associated with disparate meanings across communities of scholars, journalists, and the public, which has led to unnecessary scientific disagreement and popular misunderstanding. In this paper, we ask: what does Man the Hunter mean? We distinguish three historical meanings of Man the Hunter. First, in the early-to-mid 20th century, popular writers propagated ideas of human evolution that focused on hunting, men, aggre…
High wet-bulb temperatures, time allocation, and diurnal patterns of breastfeeding in Bangladeshi fisher-traders
These results highlight an important role of maternal work on infants' vulnerability to environmental stress. Dyads' ability to behaviourally compensate for extreme heat may be constrained by extended heatwaves, humidity, and economic circumstances, suggesting that climate change will likely exacerbate heat-related risks to global child health going forward
Impacts of women's work and childcare on child illness among Bangladeshi Shodagor communities
For decades, women's employment has been seen as crucial for achieving greater autonomy and empowerment for women, and for promoting better health and nutrition outcomes for children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, numerous empirical studies of the relationship between women's work and child outcomes have shown mixed results. Our study tests the assumptions of a model that suggests loss of maternal care during w…
Economic impacts and nutritional outcomes of the 2017 floods in B angladeshi S hodagor fishing families
OBJECTIVES: As climate change continues to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in Bangladesh and globally, it becomes increasingly critical to understand the pathways through which flooding influences health outcomes, particularly in lower-income and subsistence-based communities. We aim to assess economic pathways that link flooding to nutritional outcomes among Shodagor fishing families in Bangladesh. METHODS: We examine longitudina…
Polyandry
Although polyandry is rare, it is not as rare as commonly believed, even though standard references claim it is permissible in about 0.7 to 1.1 percent of all societies in large cross‐cultural samples of preindustrial societies. However, it is found worldwide, most commonly in small‐scale societies. Given its prevalence among small‐scale societies, especially hunter‐gatherers, polyandry likely existed during early human history and should be exam…
Paternity confidence and social obligations explain men's allocations to romantic partners in an experimental giving game
Biological constraints and socioecological influences on women's pursuit of risk and the sexual division of labour
Patterns of paternal investment predict cross-cultural variation in jealous response
Evolutionary Anthropology Society Awards
Estimating impacts of the nuclear family and heritability of nutritional outcomes in a boat‐dwelling community
OBJECTIVES: General health status is reflected in measures of height, weight, and BMI. Assessing sources of variation in these outcomes reveals population-specific variables of importance to health and nutrition. We characterize the impacts of socioeconomic variables related to the nuclear family on health outcomes of boat-dwelling Shodagor children, mothers, and fathers, and to estimate the proportion of variation in height, weight, and BMI infl…
Parenting Strategies in Modern and Emerging Economies: Introduction to the Special Issue
Shodagor Family Strategies: Balancing Work and Family on the Water
The Shodagor of Matlab, Bangladesh, are a seminomadic community of people who live and work on small wooden boats, within the extensive system of rivers and canals that traverse the country. This unique ecology places particular constraints on family and economic life and leads to Shodagor parents employing one of four distinct strategies to balance childcare and provisioning needs. The purpose of this paper is to understand the conditions that l…
Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Programs
EAS at the 2016 AAA meetings in Minneapolis
EAS at AAA 2016
Evolutionary Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion
Does Absence Matter: A Comparison of Three Types of Father Absence in Rural Bangladesh
Does Absence Matter: A Comparison of Three Types of Father Absence in Rural Bangladesh
Patterns of paternal investment predict cross-cultural variation in jealous response
Biological constraints and socioecological influences on women's pursuit of risk and the sexual division of labour
Shodagor Family Strategies: Balancing Work and Family on the Water
The Shodagor of Matlab, Bangladesh, are a seminomadic community of people who live and work on small wooden boats, within the extensive system of rivers and canals that traverse the country. This unique ecology places particular constraints on family and economic life and leads to Shodagor parents employing one of four distinct strategies to balance childcare and provisioning needs. The purpose of this paper is to understand the conditions that l…
Impacts of women's work and childcare on child illness among Bangladeshi Shodagor communities
For decades, women's employment has been seen as crucial for achieving greater autonomy and empowerment for women, and for promoting better health and nutrition outcomes for children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, numerous empirical studies of the relationship between women's work and child outcomes have shown mixed results. Our study tests the assumptions of a model that suggests loss of maternal care during w…
High wet-bulb temperatures, time allocation, and diurnal patterns of breastfeeding in Bangladeshi fisher-traders
These results highlight an important role of maternal work on infants' vulnerability to environmental stress. Dyads' ability to behaviourally compensate for extreme heat may be constrained by extended heatwaves, humidity, and economic circumstances, suggesting that climate change will likely exacerbate heat-related risks to global child health going forward
Does Absence Matter: A Comparison of Three Types of Father Absence in Rural Bangladesh
EAS at the 2016 AAA meetings in Minneapolis
EAS at AAA 2016
Evolutionary Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion
Parenting Strategies in Modern and Emerging Economies: Introduction to the Special Issue
Shodagor Family Strategies: Balancing Work and Family on the Water
The Shodagor of Matlab, Bangladesh, are a seminomadic community of people who live and work on small wooden boats, within the extensive system of rivers and canals that traverse the country. This unique ecology places particular constraints on family and economic life and leads to Shodagor parents employing one of four distinct strategies to balance childcare and provisioning needs. The purpose of this paper is to understand the conditions that l…
Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Programs
Estimating impacts of the nuclear family and heritability of nutritional outcomes in a boat‐dwelling community
OBJECTIVES: General health status is reflected in measures of height, weight, and BMI. Assessing sources of variation in these outcomes reveals population-specific variables of importance to health and nutrition. We characterize the impacts of socioeconomic variables related to the nuclear family on health outcomes of boat-dwelling Shodagor children, mothers, and fathers, and to estimate the proportion of variation in height, weight, and BMI infl…
Patterns of paternal investment predict cross-cultural variation in jealous response
Evolutionary Anthropology Society Awards
Paternity confidence and social obligations explain men's allocations to romantic partners in an experimental giving game
Biological constraints and socioecological influences on women's pursuit of risk and the sexual division of labour
Polyandry
Although polyandry is rare, it is not as rare as commonly believed, even though standard references claim it is permissible in about 0.7 to 1.1 percent of all societies in large cross‐cultural samples of preindustrial societies. However, it is found worldwide, most commonly in small‐scale societies. Given its prevalence among small‐scale societies, especially hunter‐gatherers, polyandry likely existed during early human history and should be exam…
Economic impacts and nutritional outcomes of the 2017 floods in B angladeshi S hodagor fishing families
OBJECTIVES: As climate change continues to increase the frequency and severity of flooding in Bangladesh and globally, it becomes increasingly critical to understand the pathways through which flooding influences health outcomes, particularly in lower-income and subsistence-based communities. We aim to assess economic pathways that link flooding to nutritional outcomes among Shodagor fishing families in Bangladesh. METHODS: We examine longitudina…
Impacts of women's work and childcare on child illness among Bangladeshi Shodagor communities
For decades, women's employment has been seen as crucial for achieving greater autonomy and empowerment for women, and for promoting better health and nutrition outcomes for children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, numerous empirical studies of the relationship between women's work and child outcomes have shown mixed results. Our study tests the assumptions of a model that suggests loss of maternal care during w…
High wet-bulb temperatures, time allocation, and diurnal patterns of breastfeeding in Bangladeshi fisher-traders
These results highlight an important role of maternal work on infants' vulnerability to environmental stress. Dyads' ability to behaviourally compensate for extreme heat may be constrained by extended heatwaves, humidity, and economic circumstances, suggesting that climate change will likely exacerbate heat-related risks to global child health going forward
The Meanings and Dividends of Man the Hunter
The phrase Man the Hunter is associated with disparate meanings across communities of scholars, journalists, and the public, which has led to unnecessary scientific disagreement and popular misunderstanding. In this paper, we ask: what does Man the Hunter mean? We distinguish three historical meanings of Man the Hunter. First, in the early-to-mid 20th century, popular writers propagated ideas of human evolution that focused on hunting, men, aggre…
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