A worldwide view of matriliny: using cross-cultural analyses to shed light on human kinship systems

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Vol/Iss. 347(1780) n/a Published In Pages: 1-12
By Surowiec, Alexandra, Snyder, Kate T., Creanza, Nicole

Hypothesis

‘Matrilineal descent groups have probably developed independently... on the basis of prior matrilocality’ (4).

Note

The first p value given is the significance of the association between the trait and matriliny using the SCCS, and the second is using the supertree. Authors note that there is support for correlated evolution, but not for the casual transition from matrilocality to matrilineality (p. 7).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi-SquareSupportedp<.001, p<.001UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Matrilineal DescentDependentRule Of Descent
Matrilocal ResidenceIndependentResidence