Violence in the ethnographic record: results of cross-cultural research on war and aggression
Troubled Times: Violence and Warfare in the Past • Published In • Pages: 1-20 •
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin
Hypothesis
Foragers will have less warfare than societies with other subsistence strategies (6).
Note
Although this relationship is statistically significant, it does not necessarily suggest that prehistoric foragers had less warfare than prehistoric food producers. Demographic and ecological factors may have inhibited recent foragers from frequent fighting.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann-Whitney U-Test | Supported | p<.001 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency Of Warfare | Dependent | Ingroup Antagonisms, Instigation Of War |
| Subsistence Type | Independent | Food Quest, Annual Cycle, Diet |