Bifurcate merging: a test of five theories

American Anthropologist, n.s. Vol/Iss. 49 Published In Pages: 56-68
By Murdock, George Peter

Hypothesis

". . . [there is] a strong tendency for bifurcate merging to be associated with exogamy and to be lacking in the absence of exogamy" (59)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Coefficient of associationSupportedUNKNOWN.50UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Bifurcate Merging Kinship TerminologyDependentKinship Terminology
ExogamyIndependentRegulation Of Marriage