Uterine vs. agnatic kinship variability and associated cousin marriage preferences: an evolutionary biological analysis

Flinn, Mark V.

Uterine vs. agnatic kinship variability and associated cousin marriage preferences: an evolutionary biological analysis

Natural Selection and Social Behavior: recent research and new theory • Vol/Iss. 26 • Chiron Press • New York • Published In 1981 • Pages: 439-475 •

By Flinn, Mark V.

Abstract

This study discusses many variables that may influence the direction of altruism within a family. Significant relationships were found between paternity certainty, conjugal instability, marital residence, cross-cousin marriage preferences, and direction of altruistic behavior. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of the mother's brother.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)	Other Researchers

Hypotheses (4)
Hypothesis	Supported
Low confidence of paternity will generate uterine biases in the flow of altruism (445).	Supported
Conjugal instability will be related to uterine biases in the flow of altruism (448).	Supported
Marital residence will be related to source of altruism (453).	Supported
Cross-cousin marriage preference will be related to source of altruism (456).	`UNKNOWN`

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Uterine vs. agnatic kinship variability and associated cousin marriage preferences: an evolutionary biological analysis

Natural Selection and Social Behavior: recent research and new theory • Vol/Iss. 26 • Chiron Press • New York • Published In 1981 • Pages: 439-475 • Cite

By Flinn, Mark V.

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (4)

Natural Selection and Social Behavior: recent research and new theory • Vol/Iss. 26 • Chiron Press • New York • Published In 1981 • Pages: 439-475 •