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Beyond the individual: toward a relational and inclusive cultural evolutionary science of childhood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2026

Natalia B. Dutra Open the ORCID record for Natalia B. Dutra [Opens in a new window]
Natalia B. Dutra*
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Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil nataliabdutra@ufpa.br https://sigaa.ufpa.br/sigaa/public/docente/portal.jsf?siape=1689637
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Abstract

In this commentary I critique individualist biases in developmental and cultural evolutionary science, highlighting the need to study children’s peer cultures as relational and culturally situated. Emphasizing perspectives from the Global South, I call for a genuinely inclusive framework that integrates non-Western developmental theories into the core of cultural evolutionary research.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e232
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press

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