Cross-cultural patterns of marriage and inheritance: a phylogenetic approach

Ethnology and Sociobiology • Vol/Iss. 17 • Published In • Pages: 87-97 •
By Cowlishaw, Guy, Mace, Ruth

Abstract

This study presents a phylogenetic approach to the work of Hartung (1982) on the relationship between inheritance and marriage patterns. Results indicate that polygyny is associated with male-biased inheritance.

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Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
Higher degrees of polygyny are positively associated with male bias in inheritance (87).Supported
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