Greater wealth inequality, less polygyny: rethinking the polygyny threshold model
Journal of The Royal Society Interface • Vol/Iss. 15(144) • Royal Society Publishing • London • Published In • Pages: 1-15 •
By Ross, Cody T., Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Oh, Seung-Yun, Bowles, Samuel, Beheim, Bret, Bruce, John, Caudell, Mark, Clark, Gregory, Colleran, Heidi, Cortez, Carmen, Draper, Patricia, Greaves, Russell D., Gurven, Michael, Headland, Thomas, Headland, Janet, Hill, Kim, Hewlett, Barry S., Kaplan, Hillard S., Koster, Jeremy M., McElreath, Richard L., Yu, Douglas, Shepard Jr., Glenn, Kramer, Karen L., Marlowe, Frank W., Nolin, David, Quinlan, Marsha B., Quinlan, Robert J., Revilla-Minaya, Caissa, Scelza, Brooke, Schacht, Ryan, Shenk, Mary, Uehara, Ray, Voland, Eckart, Willfuhr, Kai, Winterhalder, Bruce, Ziker, John
Hypothesis
Agricultural populations will show a reduced rate of polygyny and increased rates of monogamy relative to other subsistence systems (3)
Note
Due to the use of Bayesian statistics, p-values are not listed in the results of this paper.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Type Of Marriage | Dependent variable | Regulation Of Marriage, Polygamy |
| Type Of Subsistence | Independent variable | Food Quest, Animal Husbandry, Tillage |