Greater wealth inequality, less polygyny: rethinking the polygyny threshold model
Journal of The Royal Society Interface • Vol/Iss. 15(144) • Royal Society Publishing • London • Published In • Pages: 1-15 •
By Ross, Cody T., Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Oh, Seung-Yun, Bowles, Samuel, Beheim, Bret, Bruce, John, Caudell, Mark, Clark, Gregory, Colleran, Heidi, Cortez, Carmen, Draper, Patricia, Greaves, Russell D., Gurven, Michael, Headland, Thomas, Headland, Janet, Hill, Kim, Hewlett, Barry S., Kaplan, Hillard S., Koster, Jeremy M., McElreath, Richard L., Yu, Douglas, Shepard Jr., Glenn, Kramer, Karen L., Marlowe, Frank W., Nolin, David, Quinlan, Marsha B., Quinlan, Robert J., Revilla-Minaya, Caissa, Scelza, Brooke, Schacht, Ryan, Shenk, Mary, Uehara, Ray, Voland, Eckart, Willfuhr, Kai, Winterhalder, Bruce, Ziker, John
Hypothesis
Stratified agricultural economies will be associated with an increased frequency of poor men lacking the resources to secure wives polygynously (1)
Note
Due to the use of Bayesian statistics, p-values are not listed in the results of this paper.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-level regression model | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Type Of Economy | Independent variable | Agriculture, Food Quest, Production And Supply |
| Wealth Inequality | Dependent variable | Accumulation Of Wealth, Classes, Status, Role, And Prestige |