Meredith Small



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Parenting & Families, Social Sciences


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Meredith F. Small was trained as a primate behaviorist and spent many years observing various species of macaques in captivity and in the wild. Her primatology focused on female mating behavior, alloparental care, and biological and physiological measure of reproductive success. Today, Dr. Small is interesting in the intersection of biology and culture and the evolution of human behavior. For the past few years she has focused on how biology and culture influence parenting styles. Although Dr. Small has published widely in academic journals, she currently works most often with the popular media. She is the author of four trade books, and she is a regular contributor for Discover, Natural History Magazine, Scientific American, and New Scient...more


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Average rating: 4.14 · 891 ratings · 181 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Our Babies, Ourselves: How ...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 786 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Kids: How Biology and Cultu...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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What's Love Got to Do with It?
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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