Social density and public ritual in non-industrial communities: a cross-cultural analysis

Ritual elaboration will be positively associated with social density (227, 231).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Multinomial logit regression	Supported	p<.01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Ritual Elaboration	Dependent	Ritual
Social Density	Independent	Social Relationships And Groups

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Reeves, Edward B.	1989	The occurrence of different ritual types will be associated with social density (227, 231).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Masumura, Wilfred T.	1977	Rates of suicide will be negatively associated with elaboration of ceremony and ritual (253, 261).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Power, Camilla	1999	Female ritual costs will be positively associated with population density (276).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bacon, Margaret K.	1963	". . . with an increased Level of Political Integration, Social Stratification, and Elaboration of Social Control there is an increase in the frequency of Theft" (297).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bowden, Edgar	1969	"Index of Sociocultural Development scores do in fact correlate with elaborateness of certain aspects of the aesthetic and ritual elements of culture" (1114)	Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author