Men’s status and reproductive success in 33 nonindustrial societies: Effects of subsistence, marriage system, and reproductive strategy

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Vol/Iss. 113(39) • National Academy of Sciences • Washington, D.C • Published In • Pages: 10824-10829 •
By von Rueden, Christopher R., Jaeggi, Adrian V.

Hypothesis

Male status is positively associated with mating effort, but not with offspring mortality (10825).

Note

Fertility (posterior mean = 0.237) and mating success (posterior mean = 0.200) were more strongly associated with male status than were productivity, age, and interbirth interval of wife (posterior mean = -0.003) and offspring mortality (posterior mean = 0.084), especially among polygynous groups.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Phylogenetic multilevel metaregressionSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
FertilityDependentBirth Statistics
PolygynyIndependentPolygamy
Male StatusIndependentCommunity Heads, Community Councils
Mating SuccessDependentBirth Statistics, Mode Of Marriage
Offspring MortalityDependentMortality
Wife AgeDependentRegulation Of Marriage
Interbirth IntervalDependentBirth Statistics
Female ProductivityDependentBirth Statistics