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April 11, 2021 at 11:00 pm by Sean Crommelin For decades, antiquated research practices enshrined the behavior of undergraduate students, or even just the W.E.I.R.D. — those in countries who are western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic — as the standard of human behavior.  A flat tire being replaced in the midst of fieldwork in Mwanza, Tanzania. Courtesy of David Lawson Nowadays, however, the sun has set on such a mentality.  Variation in behavior based on circumstance and setting, as the social sciences now understand, is commonplace and important to ...

Joseph Kilgallen Globally, the wellbeing, rights and autonomy of women continue to be limited by cultural norms that assign power to men. Achieving gender equality fundamentally requires that men share power with women. Yet, we still know surprisingly little about what leads men to support such empowerment.  A new study, led by UC Santa Barbara anthropologists in collaboration with the Tanzanian National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), provides fresh insights and suggestions for policy-makers aiming to shift gender norms worldwide. Their findings are published in the journal Evolutio...