Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vii
4. List of Figures viii
5. PROLOGUE Allomothers across Species, across Cultures, and through Time xi
6. 1 • The Pros and Cons of Substitute Parenting: An Overview 1
7. PART I Alloparental Strategies
8. 2 • The Biological Basis of Alloparental Behaviour in Mammals 13
9. 3 • Family Matters Kin, Demography and Child Health in a Rural Gambian Population 50
10. 4 • Does It Take a Family to Raise a Child? Cooperative Breeding and the Contributions of Maya Siblings, Parents and Older Adults in Raising Children 77
11. 5 • Flexible Caretakers: Responses of Toba Families in Transition 100
12. 6 • Who Minds the Baby? Beng Perspectives on Mothers, Neighbours and Strangers as Caretakers 115
13. 7 • Economic Perspectives on Alloparenting 139
14. 8 • The School as Alloparent 160
15. 9 • The Parenting and Substitute Parenting of Young Children 179
16. 10 • Adoption, Adopters and Adopted Children: An Evolutionary Perspective 194
17. 11 • Surrogacy: The Experiences of Commissioning Couples and Surrogate Mothers 213
18. PART II The Effect of Alloparenting on Children
19. 12 • Alloparenting in the Context of AIDS in Southern Africa: Complex Strategies for Care 241
20. 13 • Alloparental Care and the Ontogeny of Glucocorticoid Stress Response among Stepchildren 266
21. 14 • Separation Stress in Early Childhood: Harmless Side Effect of Modern Caregiving Practices or Risk Factor for Development? 287
22. 15 • Quality, Quantity and Type of Childcare Effects on Child Development in the U.S. 304
23. 16 • ‘It feels normal that other people are split up but not your Mum and Dad’: Divorce through the Eyes of Children 325
24. Glossary 342
25. Contributors 345
26. Index 351