In the media: Dr @paulajasheppard.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology) unpacks nuances behind declining birth rates ⬇️
Dr Sheppard's research takes an individual-based approach, rather than whole-population views.
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Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
From the cost of childcare to the housing crisis, there’s no shortage of explanations for the dramatic global fall in the number of babies being born. These analyses, though, are all missing something, says cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist Paula Sheppard
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From the cost of childcare to the housing crisis, there’s no shortage of explanations for the dramatic global fall in the number of babies being born. These analyses, though, are all missing something, says cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist Paula Sheppard