What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach.
Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools
The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The reproductive pattern of human females is a particularly interesting puzzle for evolutionary biologists.
Why are families getting smaller?
The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family.
The limits of a Darwinian approach to the family
Does technology lead behaviour or does behaviour lead technology? Ruth Mace argues that the pill was invented to serve a Darwinian need.