Semes and genes in africa

Current Anthropology • Vol/Iss. 43(2) • University of Chicago Press • • Published In • Pages: 313-321 •
By Hewlett, Barry S., de Silvestri, Annalisa, Guglielmino, C. Rosalba

Hypothesis

The distribution of cultural units ("semes") can be explained using a cultural diffusion model of transmission (317).

Note

The cultural diffusion model explained 12 semes, particularly those related to the distribution of house construction and the postpartum sex taboo.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Genetic distanceAssociationGenetics
Cultural DistanceAssociationHistory
Geographic distance (km)AssociationLocation
Clustering indexUNKNOWNNONE