Evolucijska perspektiva darivanja

• Post by: Psyche General
• 23.07.2024.
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Sažetak

Darivanje je kao univerzalan društveni fenomen čest predmet proučavanja
mnogih disciplina pa tako i evolucijske psihologije. Unutar samog obrasca darivanja
utvrđene su brojne spolne razlike koje su se razvile kao adaptivni mehanizmi prema
ostvarivanju boljeg reproduktivnog uspjeha. Osim toga, ustanovljeni su efekti genetske i
socijalne povezanosti darivatelja i primaoca te efekt redoslijeda rođenja na vrijednost i
brojnost darova. U ovom radu prikazani su nalazi nekoliko istraživanja koji su u skladu s
temeljnim teorijskim okvirima evolucijske psihologije te osim što objašnjavaju adaptivnu
svrhu darivanja, nude mogućnost objašnjenja motiva u njegovoj podlozi.

Ključne riječi: darivanje; teorija evolucije; spolne razlike; bliskost; adaptacija

Abstract

As a universal phenomenon, gift giving is frequently studied by various disciplines and fields
within the social sciences, including evolutionary psychology. Numerous sex differences were observed in the variety of patterns of gift giving which evolved as an adaptive mechanism towards securing higher reproductive success. On top of that, other effects affecting gift giving were documented, such as the effect of genetic and social relationships and the birth-order effect. Most of the findings are in accordance with the core evolutionary theories, while offering explanations of the adaptive value of gift giving as well as its underlying motives.

Keywords: gift giving, theory of evolution, sex differences, closeness, adaptation