Segmented/unsegmented Societies

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Kelly, Raymond C.Warless societies and the origin of war

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Kelly, Raymond C.Fabbro's (1978) peaceful societies will disproportionately tend to be unsegmented societies (49).
Kelly, Raymond C.In unsegmented societies retaliatory vengeance will be directed toward the perpetrator of a homicide or assault, in segmented societies vengeance will be directed toward the perpetrators family, bilateral kin, or local group (54).

Associated OCMs

  1. regulation of marriage
  2. kinship terminology
  3. rule of descent
  4. territorial hierarchy