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Book SynopsisThe work aims to test a variety of theoretical ideas about the possible factors involved in social regulation of illegitimacy — social hierarchy, fraternal interest groups, female power, extended family structure, affection for children, and father involvement with infants — and to examine combinations of these factors for predictive power.
Table of ContentsPreface The Puzzles of Illegitimacy The Development of Theory The Recent Potpourri of Tangential Theories Empirical Variations in the Control of Illegitimacy Illegitimacy, Sociocultural Complexity, and Family Structure Effects of Descent and Fraternal Interest Groups Illegitimacy and Sexual Inequality Illegitimacy and Parent-Child Ties Social Structures and Principles of Legitimacy American Illegitimacy in Cross-Cultural Perspective Appendix A: Variables Used in the Study Appendix B: Bibliography on Ethnographic Sources on Illegitimacy References Index
