Study of African society inspires broad thinking about human paternity, fidelity

(University of California - Los Angeles) A new study from UCLA professor of anthropology Brooke Scelza invites geneticists and sociologists to think more broadly about human fidelity and paternity. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study found that Himba pastoralists in Namibia have the highest recorded rate of " extra-pair paternity " -- when a married couple's child has a different biological father. Himba men and women have a system of social norms that support the practice and it does not happen at the husband's expense.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news