That’s what you’re saying.ĭUCKWORTH: Well, well, well, well, well, I think when you find things that are, like, across time and culture, you start to wonder whether there was a reason for that functionally and even maybe, again, from an evolutionary perspective, that somehow survival is promoted by a family structure. And there’s been variation on that, and what is a family, but -.ĭUBNER: So, you’re saying it’s old and tired and we should get rid of it. I think it’s pretty clear that every culture around the world - and throughout recorded history - has had some notion of family. What does the psychological literature say to Erin? Do we “need” family?ĭUCKWORTH: I think the psychology is relevant, but also evolutionary biology, which is a sister discipline. So Angela, obviously, this is a tricky question, but let’s start with the data. “Are these relationships worth the work? I love the times I’ve had with my family, but the relationships have become so toxic recently, it has me thinking I should just cut ties and move on.” All right. “What causes us to place so much emphasis on relationships with people we didn’t choose to be with but happen to know by chance?” Well, by chance, and D.N.A., and environment, and so on.
It has me thinking a lot about family relationships.” Take a seat now, Angela. Today on the show: Do we really need family?ĭUCKWORTH: “I cannot come to Thanksgiving this year, and I cannot stand you.”ĭUBNER: Angela, a listener named Erin writes in to say the following: “My relationships with my parents and siblings have become very strained over the past few years. DUBNER: Can I just say, baby elephants are so cute that they should be able to stay baby for a long time.ĭUCKWORTH + DUBNER: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions.
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