Community customs associated with political subordination

Social Evolution & History Vol/Iss. 2 Published In Pages: 116-130
By Barry III, Herbert

Hypothesis

Controlling on four types of complexity, marriage payment is positively associated with government levels (126)

Note

Controlling on social stratification, technological specialization, denisty of population and agriculture are significant; Control on stratification is not; Marriage payment treated as interval scale (no gifts, service or exchange, bride-price, dowry)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNUNKNOWNp<.001.46Two-tailed