Currently, in most species, the father does not take care of the young. In only 6% of Mammalian species does the father play any key role, humans among them. Research shows that the brains of men whose partners are expecting a (wanted) child go through similar changes that mothers do, that they experience hormone changes in the brain to display parenting behavior, and they bond with babies in a way similar to the mothers, and that a father figure is crucial to a child's development.
Suppose, however, that humans evolved in a way that the fathers' role was no more than conception, that his work in the creation was finished after a one-night stand? How would human society and civilization develop, and in what ways would it be different today?
EDIT: Sorry, meant for Before 1900.
Suppose, however, that humans evolved in a way that the fathers' role was no more than conception, that his work in the creation was finished after a one-night stand? How would human society and civilization develop, and in what ways would it be different today?
EDIT: Sorry, meant for Before 1900.