Migration, external warfare, and matrilocal residence

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 9 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 75-133 •

By Divale, William Tulio

Abstract

Several theories on the development of matrilocal residence are tested. The main argument put forth predicts that matrilocal residence will develop in response to a need to break up fraternal interest groups that encourage internal war and instead encourage a pattern of external war that is more beneficial in populated regions with additional group migration.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)	Researchers Own	substituted some other cases for HRAF-QC (PSF) cases
Probability Sample Files (PSF)	Researchers Own	coded warfare, migration, and linguistic similarity to neighbors
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)	Other Researchers	used subsistence codes and residence codes

Hypotheses (3)
Hypothesis	Supported
Migration of a society (band or tribe) into a new region that is already inhabited by other societies of similar social complexity will be positively associated with matrilocality (79, 97-98)	Supported
Matrilocality will be positively associated with neighboring societies who speak dissimilar languages (98)	Supported
Matrilocal societies wil be positively associated with practicing external warfare only (100)	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings Jessie Cohen

Migration, external warfare, and matrilocal residence

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 9 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 75-133 • Cite

By Divale, William Tulio

Abstract

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Hypotheses (3)

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 9 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 75-133 •