Sex, coalitions, and politics in preindustrial societies

Politics and the Life Sciences • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In • Pages: 63-80 •
By Low, Bobbi S.

Hypothesis

Women's overt political power will be associated with group size, mobility, sex ratio, marriage system, male absence, ability to participate with men, female contribution to subsistence, level of political sovereignty, political organization hierarchy, and geographic region (70).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Ability To Participate With MenIndependentCommunity Heads, Community Councils
Female Contribution To SubsistenceIndependentDivision Of Labor By Gender
Geographic RegionIndependentLocation
Group SizeIndependentCommunity Structure
Level Of Political SovereigntyIndependentTerritorial Hierarchy
Male AbsenceIndependentNONE
Marriage SystemIndependentPolygamy
Political Organization HierarchyIndependentTerritorial Hierarchy
Sex RatioIndependentComposition Of Population
Women's Political PowerDependentGender Status