Patrilineal And Matrilineal Institutions

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Murdock, George PeterCorrelations of matrilineal and patrilineal institutions

Associated Hypotheses (1)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Murdock, George Peter". . . patrilineal institutions [are] associated with the presence of traits indicative of higher civilization, matrilineal institutions with their absence. [Some of these are:] agriculture, [animal] domestication, writing, pottery, weaving, metals, [labor] specialization, money, [social] classes, government [and] priesthood . . ." (467)

Associated OCMs

  1. rule of descent