Settlement patterns and community organization: cross-cultural codes 3
Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In • Pages: 254-295 •
By Murdock, George Peter, Wilson, Suzanne F.
Hypothesis
In correlating descent with prevailing subsistence economy the distribution of cases refutes two evolutionary 19th century assumptions: 1) Matrilineal priority--there was only 1 case in 25 of matrilineal descent among hunter-gatherers 2) unilinear descent during the millenia when men subsisted by food-gathering in absence of agriculture and animal husbandry. 84 percent of hunter-gatherers are characterized by cognatic descent (275)
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison of raw scores | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Rule Of Descent | UNKNOWN | Rule Of Descent, Kindreds And Ramages |
| Subsistence Economy | UNKNOWN | Production And Supply |