Rethinking polygyny: co-wives, codes, and cultural systems

Current Anthropology • Vol/Iss. 29 • Published In • Pages: 529-558 •
By White, Douglas R.

Hypothesis

The wealth-increasing polygyny complex: hypotheses relate a) autonomous wife and husband residence, b) norms and frequences of polygyny, c) wealth stratification of polygynists, d) female contribution to wealth, and e) a negative binomial distribution of polygyny (in which the addition of each wife increases the likelihood of adding another).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
PolygynyUNKNOWNPolygamy