Settlement patterns and community organization: cross-cultural codes 3

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In • Pages: 254-295 •
By Murdock, George Peter, Wilson, Suzanne F.

Hypothesis

"Matrilineal descent is almost invariably found in association with either avunculocal or matrilocal residence, patrilocal residence accompanies patrilineal, ambilineal and double descent, whereas bilateral descent coexists freely with all except avunculocal rule" (273-274)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Rule Of DescentAssociationRules Of Descent, Kindreds And Ramages
Rule Of ResidenceAssociationResidence