Repercussions of patrilocal residence on mothers' social support networks among Tsimane forager-farmers.

ABSTRACT: While it is commonly thought that patrilocality is associated with worse outcomes for women and their children due to lower social support, few studies have examined whether the structure of female social networks covaries with post-marital residence. Here, we analyse scan sample data collected among Tsimane forager-farmers. We compare the social groups and activity partners of 181 women residing in the same community as their parents, their husband's parents, both or neither. Relative to women living closer to their in-laws, women living closer to their parents are less likely to be alone or solely in the company of their nuclear family (odds ratio (OR): 0.6, 95% CI: 0.3-0.9), and more likely to be observed with others when engaging in food processing and manufacturing of market or househ

SUBMITTER: Seabright E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9703270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature