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

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

Authors used a phylogenetic approach prior to statistical testing to ensure the independence of cultures.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Inheritance	Dependent	Inheritance
Marriage Pattern	Independent	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Hull, Brooks	1989	The degree to which a woman's marriage is arranged by her family will be positively related to the degree to which women inherit valuable goods or property (20).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Johnson, G. David	1982	Marriage payments, patrilineal descent, patrilocal residence, extended family forms and importance of inheritance rules will be positively associated with sexual dominance (679)	Partially supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gray, J. Patrick	1982	Mode of descent will be related to inheritance practices (104).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hartung, John	1985	Matrilineal inheritance will be associated with a moderate to low probability of paternity, while patrilineal inheritance will be associated with a high probability of paternity (602).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gray, J. Patrick	1982	According to Hartung (1981), mode of inheritance will be related to paternity certainty (103).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author