The conditions that may favor avunculocal residence

Ember, Melvin

The conditions that may favor avunculocal residence

Marriage, Family, and Kinship • HRAF Press • New Haven, CT • Published In 1983 • Pages: 249-259 •

By Ember, Melvin

Abstract

This paper offers a tentative theory of avunculocal residence: societies that were matrilocal and matrilineal will be likely to develop avunculocality when they switch to internal warfare and experience a high male mortality rate. Some cross-cultural evidence to support this theory is provided.

Note

Originally published in Behavior Science Research 9(1974): 203-209

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Ethnographic Atlas (EA)

Hypotheses (2)
Hypothesis	Supported
Avunculocal soceities will be significantly more likely to practice polygyny than matrilocal societies (253).	Supported
Double descent societies with avunculocality will have polygyny significantly more than double descent societies that are patrilocal (254).	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Amelia Piazza

The conditions that may favor avunculocal residence

Marriage, Family, and Kinship • HRAF Press • New Haven, CT • Published In 1983 • Pages: 249-259 • Cite

By Ember, Melvin

Abstract

Note

Samples

Hypotheses (2)

Marriage, Family, and Kinship • HRAF Press • New Haven, CT • Published In 1983 • Pages: 249-259 •