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Child and adolescent foraging: New directions in evolutionary research.
Pretelli, Ilaria; Crittenden, Alyssa N; Dounias, Edmond; Friant, Sagan; Koster, Jeremy; Kramer, Karen L; Mangola, Shani M; Saez, Almudena Mari; Lew-Levy, Sheina.
Affiliation
  • Pretelli I; Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Toulouse School of Economics, and University of Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse, France.
  • Crittenden AN; Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Dounias E; Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
  • Friant S; CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
  • Koster J; Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Kramer KL; Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Mangola SM; Department of Anthropology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Saez AM; The Law School of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  • Lew-Levy S; Olanakwe Community Fund, Mang'ola, Tanzania.
Evol Anthropol ; 33(2): e22020, 2024 Apr.
Article de En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38214699
ABSTRACT
Young children and adolescents in subsistence societies forage for a wide range of resources. They often target child-specific foods, they can be very successful foragers, and they share their produce widely within and outside of their nuclear family. At the same time, while foraging, they face risky situations and are exposed to diseases that can influence their immune development. However, children's foraging has largely been explained in light of their future (adult) behavior. Here, we reinterpret findings from human behavioral ecology, evolutionary medicine and cultural evolution to center foraging children's contributions to life history evolution, community resilience and immune development. We highlight the need to foreground immediate alongside delayed benefits and costs of foraging, including inclusive fitness benefits, when discussing children's food production from an evolutionary perspective. We conclude by recommending that researchers carefully consider children's social and ecological context, develop cross-cultural perspectives, and incorporate children's foraging into Indigenous sovereignty discourse.
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Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Sujet principal: Comportement alimentaire Limites: Adolescent / Child / Humans Langue: En Journal: Evol Anthropol Année: 2024 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: France

Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Sujet principal: Comportement alimentaire Limites: Adolescent / Child / Humans Langue: En Journal: Evol Anthropol Année: 2024 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: France