Question

Evolutionary theory proposes that we are more likely to cooperate with our kin and it is more likely to be beneficial. However, in modern societies less and less of our lives are spent in contact with relatives, so is this evolutionary prediction still supported? From your readings provide research evidence for or against the proposition that kin are more likely to help each other and any benefits or disadvantages (e.g., survival and reproduction) associated with this    (10 marks).

Answer 1

In modern societies we have got other jobs to do so it is more likely that we will spend less time with our kin.But evolutionarily speaking yes we are more cooperate with our kin because when we need help it is our kin who will be willing to be with us.Mentally also we are mostly attached with the our relatives.Greediness and non humanity has sometimes created distance between the relatives.But biologically speaking kin share a common gene pool,so that if we get ill we can use the blood and other organs donated by the them.Marrying close relatives can transmit many genetic disorders to the offspring.