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TL;DR
The authors argue that individual bodily experience with side effects can counteract culturally transmitted norms of low fertility, and call for research beyond adoption-focused models.
Evolutionary Human Sciences · 2 authors, 3 centres
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The authors argue that individual bodily experience with side effects can counteract culturally transmitted norms of low fertility, and call for research beyond adoption-focused models.
Drawing on existing literature, the authors propose that embodied or somatic learning from negative bodily experiences (e.g. side effects) may generate transmission biases against low-fertility norms, potentially undermining cultural group selection models of fertility decline. The paper outlines how individual socio-ecological circumstances and life-history trade-offs can lead to discontinuation, and argues that fertility strategies are flexible and renegotiated based on changing circumstances. The authors identify a key gap: the lack of measurement tools for prevalence and severity of contraceptive side effects in non-clinical settings.