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  1. Occurrence of nicknames will be negatively associated with uniqueness of names (83).Alford, Richard - Naming and identity: a cross-cultural study of personal naming practices, 1987 - 6 Variables

    This book examines naming practices cross-culturally. The author posits that naming practices help to both reflect and create conceptions of personal identity. Several correlations between name meanings and practices and various sociocultural variables are presented.

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  2. "Co-wife conflict will be more prevalent in societies where women are responsible for material production" (83).Jankowiak, William - Co-wife conflict and co-operation, 2005 - 2 Variables

    This article offers an exploratory study of the structural and psychological influences related co-wife conflict and cooperation.

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  3. "There will be more health-care and social security relationships reported for matrilineal than for patrilineal systems" (83).Jankowiak, William - Co-wife conflict and co-operation, 2005 - 2 Variables

    This article offers an exploratory study of the structural and psychological influences related co-wife conflict and cooperation.

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  4. "The greater the complexity in a society, the greater the possibility for envy and resentment to arise [between co-wives]" (83).Jankowiak, William - Co-wife conflict and co-operation, 2005 - 2 Variables

    This article offers an exploratory study of the structural and psychological influences related co-wife conflict and cooperation.

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  5. Monopolization of politically important information is correlated with a double standard in regard to extramarital sex (83)Artemova, Olga - Monopolization of information and female status: a cross-cultural test, 2003 - 2 Variables

    This study tests a hypothesis developed in a previous study (Artemova 2003). The authors analyze the relationship between the monopolization of politically important information and gender inequality. Sixty correlations are tested between measures of female status and an indicator of information monopolization; findings support the hypothesis.

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  6. Monopolization of politically important information is inversely correlated with female ownership or control of the use of dwellings (83)Artemova, Olga - Monopolization of information and female status: a cross-cultural test, 2003 - 2 Variables

    This study tests a hypothesis developed in a previous study (Artemova 2003). The authors analyze the relationship between the monopolization of politically important information and gender inequality. Sixty correlations are tested between measures of female status and an indicator of information monopolization; findings support the hypothesis.

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  7. ". . . given internal war, lineages are more apt to be found when the density is at least five persons per square mile" (83)Ember, Carol R. - On the development of unilineal descent, 1974 - 3 Variables

    This article tests some conditions that may lead to the emergence of unilineal descent, focusing on unilocality and warfare. Unilineal descent is thought to be likely in a unilocal society without a centralized political system that is experiencing intra- or inter-societal warfare. The authors also posit that a "clan" system usually develops prior to a "lineage" system.

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