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Strategies for Sharing Limited Resources among Children and Adolescents in Three Traditional Societies of East Africa: Sociocultural and Genetic Factors.
Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections - 1 Sept 2020
Butovskaya M L, Karelin D V, Dronova D A, Filatova V O, Butovskaya P R, Tishkov V A
Abstract excerpt
Egalitarianism, pursuit for equality, and altruism are the most important evolutionarily stable strategies in the human society. This study presents data on the results of economic games for sharing with a potential friend or unfamiliar peer in three ethnic groups of East Africa (Hadza, Iraqw, and Meru). The total sample was 583 children and adolescents; mean age, 13.5 ± 3.1 years. In addition, DNA analysis was...
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