Forskning, der undersøger de daglige bevægelser blandt mennesker i et moderne jæger-samler-samfund, giver ny evidens for forbindelser mellem kønsopdelte arbejdsroller i menneskesamfund gennem de sidste 2,5 millioner år og forskelle i, hvordan mænd og kvinder tænker om rum.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Gendered Division of Labor Shaped Human Spatial Behavior.
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Published on January 28, 2021, by Stanford University in Nature Human Behaviour, this study explores how the gendered division of labor in hunter-gatherer societies, spanning 2.5 million years, influenced spatial behavior. Researchers, including Stanford’s James Holland Jones and UCLA’s Brian Wood, analyzed over 13,000 miles of GPS-tracked movements of the Hadza people in Tanzania. Findings show men’s hunting involved longer, winding paths, while women’s foraging followed straighter, shorter routes, often with children. Gendered spatial patterns emerged by age six, with men and women occupying largely separate landscapes. Men averaged eight miles daily, women nearly five, with differences narrowing after mid-forties. The study suggests these patterns may explain cognitive differences, like men excelling in mental rotation and women in spatial memory, offering insights into human mobility and adaptation in a changing world.