Intensification, tipping points, and social change in a coupled forager-resource system
Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 23(4) • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 419-446 •
By Freeman, Jacob, Anderies, John M.
Hypothesis
"social regimes should manifest among groups with and without institutional ownership (434)"; groups with formal resource ownership will exhibit higher slope in the relationship between time in a habitat and population density
Note
Slope comparison used to assess rate of change. Slopes were found to be higher when tenure was present across all three subsistence types.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary least squares regression | Supported | p < 0.05 for each group | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Population Density | Independent | Population |
| Mean residence time | Dependent | Settlement Patterns |
| Presence/absence of institutionalized resource tenure | Independent | Land Use |
| Primary resource exploitation of group | Independent | Collecting, Diet, Fishing, Food Quest, Hunting And Trapping, Marine Hunting |