A typology of social structure and the patterning of social institutions:  a cross-cultural study

"Although food production as well as food gathering occur with minimum government, maximum government does not occur without food production" (1113)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Food Production/gathering	Independent	Production And Supply
Government Complexity	Dependent	Territorial Organization, Territorial Hierarchy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Spiro, Melford E.	1965	"Although food production as well as food gathering occurs in classless societies, social stratification rarely occurs without food production" (1114)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Chaney, Richard P.	1966	"There is a significant relationship between [the variables food production and social stratification and between food gathering and classlessness] but no statement about necessary conditions can be made" (1465)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Chaney, Richard P.	1966	"Food production and social stratification do not, jointly, constitute a sufficient condition for the existence of monogamy" (1463)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Chaney, Richard P.	1966	Spiro stated that food production and social stratification jointly comprise a necessary condition for maximum government. Although there is a significant relationship between the three variables (economics, government and stratification), no statement about necessary conditions can be made (1465, 1466)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spiro, Melford E.	1965	"Although stratification as well as classlessness occur with minimum government, maximum government rarely occurs in the absence of social stratification" (1114)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author