What Science Explains
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What Explains Patrilineal Cooperation?
Evolutionary anthropologists have proposed that unilineal kinship promotes collective action and that patriliny occurs when the reproductive payoff from passing wealth to sons is greater than that for daughters. We assess both of these theoretical perspectives as well as indirect reciprocity and kin selection as possible contributors to patrilineal cooperation in the Dogon of Mali. The mean coe...
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Title charges include title insurance premiums and often charges for closing or settling a loan. Title insurance premiums vary considerably across metropolitan areas, from an average of $700 in Des Moines, Iowa, to $2,190 in New York City. Housing market institutions and regulations explain some, but not all, of this variation. The other charges vary as well. This report attempts to explain the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/2151309b0