Understanding cultural persistence and change

The greater climatic instability was over generations, the less value a society will place on traditions and customs.

The hypothesis also tested “within-country” measures and it was supported (p<.01).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Ordinary least square regression	Supported	p< .01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Importance of traditions	Dependent	Norms, Transmission Of Cultural Norms, Transmission Of Beliefs
Ancestral climatic instability	Independent	Climate, Disasters

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Guiliano, Paola	2020	The greater the ancestral climatic instability, the less likely indigenous populations of the United States will speak their traditional language at home.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Guiliano, Paola	2020	The persistence of female gender attitudes, practice of consanguineous marriage, and practice of polygamy will be weaker in countries with greater ancestral climatic instability.	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Divale, William Tulio	1999	There will be a relationship between latitude and counting systems (343).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Divale, William Tulio	1999	Variations in climate extremes will be associated with threat of famine and starvation (342).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Divale, William Tulio	1999	"The threat or presence of famine and starvation [will] be associated with the storage and preservation of food" (343).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author