The frequency of warfare: an evolutionary perspective

Sociological Inquiry Vol/Iss. 47 Published In Pages: 49-58
By Leavitt, Gregory C.

Hypothesis

The increasing frequency of differentiation in societies will be positively associated with an increase in external war, civil war, and riots (feuding will decrease in frequency as societies become increasingly differentiated) (54)

Note

See pages 53-55 for correlations.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN