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  Adoption, fostering and parental absence in Vanuatu

Brandl, E., Emmott, E., & Mace, R. (2023). Adoption, fostering and parental absence in Vanuatu. Human Nature, 34(3), 422-455. doi:10.1007/s12110-023-09456-0.

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Brandl, Eva1, Author                 
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1Lise Meitner Research Group BirthRites - Cultures of Reproduction, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society, ou_3164444              

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Free keywords: Adoption; Alloparenting; Cooperative breeding; Fostering; Kinship; Vanuatu
 Abstract: Alloparenting, wherein people provide care to children who are not their biological offspring, is a key aspect of human child-rearing. In the Pacific, many children are adopted or fostered by custodial alloparents even when both biological parents are still alive. From a behavioral ecology perspective, such behaviors are puzzling: why parent someone else’s child at your expense? Furthermore, little is known about how these arrangements are made in Pacific Islander societies today, who provides care, and what kinds of outcomes fostered children experience. A better understanding of these proximate factors may help reveal the ultimate drivers behind custodial alloparenting. Here, we report findings from a survey carried out with the caregivers of 282 children in rural areas of Vanuatu, an island nation in Melanesia. Most fostered and adopted children lived with relatives such as aunts, uncles, and grandparents (87.5%) rather than unrelated caregivers, with a strong preference for maternal kin. The most common reasons for these arrangements were that the parents had separated (16.7%), were engaging in labor migration (27.1%), or a combination of both (27.1%). Results for investment in children’s education and their educational outcomes were mixed, although children removed from crisis situations did more poorly than children removed for aspirational reasons. Our findings suggest that custodial alloparenting helps families adapt to socioeconomic transitions and changing marriage practices. Outcomes may depend on a range of factors, such as the reason children were transferred out of the natal home to begin with

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2023-08-292023
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Title: Human Nature
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Publ. Info: Hawthorne, N.Y. : Aldine de Gruyter
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 34 (3) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 422 - 455 Identifier: ISSN: 1045-6767