Kinship, Cooperation, and the Evolution of Moral Systems

The Quarterly Journal of Economics • Vol/Iss. 134(2) • Oxford University Press • Oxford • Published In • Pages: 953-1019 •
By Enke, Benjamin

Hypothesis

Kinship tightness will be positively correlated with emotions of disgust.

Note

As a proxy for disgust, the author uses the presence or absence of a postnatal sex taboo

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
OLSSupportedp<0.0010.83UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Tightness/looseness of kin relationshipsIndependent variableResidence, Extended Families, Kin Groups, Community Structure
Postnatal sex tabooDependent variablePostnatal Care