Polygynous Marriage

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Whiting, John W.M.Inferences from the shape of dwellings
Textor, Robert B.A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Status of Women

Associated Hypotheses (16)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Whiting, John W.M."Polygynous form of marriage can be predicted from a curvilinear floor plan" (130)
Textor, Robert B.In societies where full-time entrepreneurs are present, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (242, 136).
Textor, Robert B.In societies where the incidence of personal crime is low, polygynous marriage will be less common or occasional (242, 148).
Textor, Robert B.In societies where the household authority is on the father's side, instead of the mother's side, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 254).
Textor, Robert B.In societies with high rates of punishment for abortion, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 295).
Textor, Robert B.In societies with high rates of sex anxiety, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 398).
Textor, Robert B.In societies where females mainly weave, marriages will be polygynous and preferentially sororal (244, 129).
Textor, Robert B.In societies with high rates of avoidance for a son's wife, marriages will tend to not be polygynous and sororal (247, 258).
Textor, Robert B.In societies where the inferred transition between infancy and childhood is low, polygynous marriage is occasional or common (248, 326).
Textor, Robert B.In societies where with insecure food supply and frequent or annual food shortages, polygynous marriage will be less common or occasional (249, 48).
Textor, Robert B.In societies with a moderate or strong emphasis on military glory, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (249, 419).
Textor, Robert B.In societies where a nurturing agent inflicts pain on an infant, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (250, 324).
Textor, Robert B.In societies with extreme boastfulness, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (251, 474).
Textor, Robert B.In societies with high divorce rates, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (252, 272).
Textor, Robert B.In societies that practice male initiation rites, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (252, 373).
Textor, Robert B. In societies where marriage is commonly or occasionally polygynous over monogamous, female status will be inferior or subjected to male status (277, 242).

Associated OCMs

  1. polygamy