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 inequality: ‘power, property and prestige' (4).

Note

The researchers tested three different variables listed below against matriliny and matrilocality. None were significant. See table for more details.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi-SquareNot Supported (after Holm-Bonferroni Correction)see tableUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
SlaveryIndependentSlavery
MatrilinyDependentRule Of Descent
Class IndependentClasses
CasteIndependentCastes