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

Matriliny / matrilocality is incompatible with a focus on nuclear family (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. The third p value given is the significance between the trait and matrilocality using the SCCS, and the fourth is using the supertree.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi-SquareNot Supported (after Holm-Bonferroni Correction)p = .809, p = 1, p = .302, p = .036UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
MatrilocalityAssociationResidence
Nuclear FamilyAssociationNuclear Family
MatrilinyAssociationRule Of Descent