Polygyny and democracy: a cross-cultural comparison

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 34 Published In Pages: 190-208
By Korotayev, Andrey V., Bondarenko, Dmitri

Hypothesis

Polygyny will be negatively associated with democracy at the upper level of political organization (190, 202).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedp<.001Spearman's rho = -.40UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
DemocracyDependentForm And Rules Of Government
PolygynyIndependentPolygamy