Historical inference from cross-cultural data: the case of dowry

Ethos • Vol/Iss. 1 • Published In • Pages: 517-520 •
By Jackson, Gary B., Romney, A. Kimball

Abstract

This study posits that dowry is a recent historical development, and that cultural complexity is a necessary but not sufficient cause for its emergence. Comparisons of frequencies support these claims.

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