David W. Lawson

University of Manchester — United Kingdom

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

28h-index3.0kcitations101works2.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences(36), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior(23), Global Maternal and Child Health(15), Family Dynamics and Relationships(14), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare(14)

Publications101 total

The Double-Edged Sword of Social Capital: Impacts on Women's Health in Extreme Poverty
Social Science & Medicine·2026Open Access
The social performance of gender roles: men report lower support for women’s empowerment when in front of their peers
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Advancing equity in collaborative research: reflections from the Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
“A snake with no teeth”: Urbanization shifts perceptions of men who support women’s empowerment in Northwestern Tanzania
World Development·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Repensando a poligamia: novas pesquisas mudam visão convencional sobre as vantagens da monogamia
2025
Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
2025
The social performance of gender roles: men report lower support for women’s empowerment when in front of their peers
2025Open Access
Understanding Gender Differences in Acceptance of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Are Women Truly More Accepting Than Men?
Journal of Interpersonal Violence·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
“You are Married by the Woman”: Divergent Understandings of Men’s Support for Women’s Empowerment in Northwestern Tanzania
Men and Masculinities·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Children's Caregiving and Growth in Northwestern Tanzania: Limited Evidence That Support From Specific Caregivers Is Associated With Better Growth
American Journal of Human Biology·2025Open Access
Prestige and gender role ideology: a study of young Tanzanian men
Evolutionary Human Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
When parental care hurts: extended parental care and the evolution of overparenting
Evolution Medicine and Public Health·2025Open Access
What do other men think? Understanding (mis)perceptions of peer gender role ideology among young Tanzanian men
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
The social performance of gender roles: men report lower support for women’s empowerment when in front of their peers
2024Open Access
The social learning of gender roles: men report lower support for women’s empowerment when in front of their peers
2024Open Access
Children’s caregiving and growth in north-western Tanzania: limited evidence that support from specific caregivers is associated with better growth
2024Open Access
Children’s caregiving and growth in north-western Tanzania: limited evidence that support from specific caregivers is associated with better growth
2024Open Access
29. Evolutionary Approaches to Population Health
Open Book Publishers·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Parental Care
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2024· 2 cited
Human Behavioral Ecology
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2024· 23 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Susan B. Schaffnit(12), Mhairi A. Gibson(8), Rebecca Sear(8), Ruth Mace(6), Mark Urassa(6), Mark Urassa(6), Monique Borgerhoff Mulder(5), Susan James(4), Joyce Wamoyi(4), Anushé Hassan(4), Esther Ngadaya(3), Bernard Ngowi(3), Sayoki Mfinanga(3), Sophie Hedges(3), Anna Goodman(2), Alexandra Alvergne(2), Mary K. Shenk(2), Eshetu Gurmu(2), Jim Todd(2), Maria Dardoumpa(2)