A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

HRAF Press New Haven, Connecticut Published In Pages: ??
By Textor, Robert B.

Hypothesis

In societies where the incidence of personal crime is low, polygynous marriage will be less common or occasional (242, 148).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher's Exact TestSupportedp = .016Phi = .354Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Personal CrimeAssociationCrime
Polygynous MarriageAssociationPolygamy