Kermyt G. Anderson


Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of Oklahoma.
Research Affiliate, Center for Applied Social Research, University of Oklahoma.

Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Dr. Anderson's research interests lie in anthropological demography; South Africa; HIV/AIDS; behavioral ecology; fertility; kinship; parental care; education and schooling outcomes; marriage/divorce; life history theory; and nonpaternity.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Beutel, Ann, and Anderson, Kermyt G. 2008. "Race and the educational expectations of parents and children: The case of South Africa." Sociological Quarterly, 49(2): 335-361. Worldcat.

Anderson, Kermyt G., Hillard Kaplan, and J.B. Lancaster. 2007. "Confidence of paternity, divorce, and investment in children by Albuquerque men." Evolution and Human Behavior, 28: 1-10. DOI:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.06.004. Licensed Access.

Anderson, Kermyt G., Ann Beutel, and Brendan Maughan-Brown. 2007. "HIV risk perceptions and first sexual intercourse among youth in Cape Town, South Africa." International Family Planning Perspectives, 33(3): 98-105.

Anderson, Kermyt G., and Ann Beutel. 2007. "HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge among youth in Cape Town, South Africa." Journal of Social Science 3(3): 143-150, 3(3): 143-150.

Beutel, Ann, and Kermyt G. Anderson. 2007. "The educational expectations of South African youth." Sociological Focus , 40(4): 348-369.

Anderson, Kermyt G., Hillard Kaplan, and J.B. Lancaster. 2006. "Demographic correlates of paternity confidence and pregnancy outcomes among Albuquerque men." American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 131(4): 560-571. DOI:10.1002/ajpa.20452. Licensed Access.

Anderson, Kermyt G. 2006. "How well does paternity confidence match actual paternity? Evidence from worldwide nonpaternity rates." Current Anthropology, 48(3): 511-518. DOI:10.1086/504167. Licensed Access.

Anderson, Kermyt G. 2005. "Relatedness and investment in children in South Africa." Human Nature, 16(1): 1-31. DOI:10.1007/s12110-005-1005-4. Licensed Access.

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