Societal Complexity

Associated Documents (18)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Schlegel, AliceThe evolutionary significance of adolescent initiation ceremonies
Ember, MelvinSize of color lexicon: interaction of cultural and biological factors
Sheils, Howard DeanMonogamy and independent families
Norr, James L.Societal complexity or production techniques: another look at udy's data on the structure of wor...
Coltrane, ScottFather-child relationships and the status of women: a cross-cultural study
Spitzer, StevenPunishment and social organization: a study of durkheim's theory of penal evolution
Zelman, Elizabeth CrouchReproduction, ritual, and power
Alford, RichardNaming and identity: a cross-cultural study of personal naming practices
Schlegel, AliceAdolescents at play: a cross-cultural study of adolescent games
Prescott, James W.Body pleasure and the origins of violence
Roberts, John M.Strategy in games and folk tales
Freeman, Linton C.Societal complexity: an empirical test of a typology of societies
Schaefer, James MichaelData quality and modes of marriage: some holocultural evidence of systematic errors
Erickson, Edwin E.Tradition and evolution in song style: a reanalysis of cantometric data
Simmons, Leo W.The role of the aged in primitive society
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCross-cultural correlates of the ownership of private property: Zelman's gender data revisited
Coltrane, ScottThe micropolitics of gender in nonindustrial societies
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Premarital Sexual Relations

Associated Hypotheses (33)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Coltrane, ScottSocietal complexity is negatively associated with men's displays of manliness (93).
Schlegel, AliceSocietal complexity will be negatively associated with the presence of adolescent initiation ceremonies (699).
Schlegel, AliceSocietal complexity will be associated with the gender distribution of adolescent initiation ceremonies (699)
Ember, MelvinSpeech communities further from the equator will be positively associated with the level of societal complexity (364)
Sheils, Howard Dean"The relationship of monogamy and independent families to societal complexity is more adequately described by a curvilinear model than by a linear model" (221)
Norr, James L.Controlling for societal complexity, production techniques will be associated with rational elements and worker ownership in the organizational structure of work (848).
Norr, James L.Controlling for societal complexity, production techniques will be negatively associated with bureaucratic elements in the organizational structure of work (848).
Norr, James L.The effects of production techniques on the organizational structure of work will be greater than the effects of societal complexity (848).
Coltrane, ScottIn a multiple regression, paternal nurturance will predict female participation in community decisions (1084).
Coltrane, ScottIn a multiple regression, paternal nurturance will predict female public role in decision making and access to shared positions of authority (1084).
Spitzer, StevenGreater societal complexity and dynamic density will be negatively associated with severity of punishment (618).
Spitzer, StevenGreater societal complexity and dynamic density will be positively associated with individual rather than collective crimes (618).
Spitzer, StevenGreater societal complexity and dynamic density will be negatively associated with severity of punishment of collective crimes (618).
Zelman, Elizabeth CrouchFemale pollution avoidance ritual will be associated with society complexity, unilineal descent, low female contribution to subsistence, low male contribution to childcare, and low female prestige (718, 727).
Alford, RichardNaming institutions which confer parenthood will be positively associated with societal size, complexity, and use of unilineal descent (32).
Alford, RichardMore extensive naming ceremonies will be positively associated with societal complexity, population, use of patrilineal descent, and presence of high gods (47).
Alford, Richard'Given name' as the only component of the complete, personal name will be negatively associated with societal size and complexity (52).
Alford, RichardProtective-derogatory naming will be positively associated with societal size, complexity, and stratification (64).
Alford, RichardName uniqueness will be negatively associated with societal size, complexity, and stratification (70).
Alford, RichardTaboos on the use of personal names will be negatively associated with societal complexity (109).
Alford, RichardTaboos on using the name of the deceased will be positively associated with name uniqueness, and negatively associated with belief in reincarnation, ancestor worship, societal size, and societal complexity (114).
Schlegel, AliceCompetitive games will be negatively associated with societal and technological complexity (37).
Prescott, James W.In societies where premarital sex is strongly punished, community size is larger, slavery is present, societal complexity is high, personl crime is high, class stratification is high, incidence of theft is high, extramarital sex is punished, wives are purchased, castration anxiety is high, bellicosity is extreme, sex disability is high, killing, torturing and mutilating the enemy is high, narcissism is high, exhibitionistic dancing is emphasized, there are small extended families, longer pos...
Roberts, John M."The strategic mode of competition as modeled in games of strategy is associated with societal complexity on the one hand and with obedience training on the other" (189)
Freeman, Linton C."In conclusion, the demonstration of uni-dimensionality among six characteristics [written language, government, education, religion, punishment, economy] is evidence that the items constitute a scale [of societal complexity]" (464)
Schaefer, James MichaelAn ordered category of mode of marriage (from gift exchange to dowry) will be associated with general scales of evolution (subisstence type, societal complexity, and settlement pattern).
Erickson, Edwin E.There is a relationship between melodic ornamentation and sociocomplexity.
Simmons, Leo W.In advanced societies, in patriarchal societies, and among herders and farmers, aged women have generally been at a distinct disadvantage in seeking young and vigorous husbands as co-laborers, providers and protectors in their old age (211)
Simmons, Leo W.". . . .in customs of food sharing with the aged there has been no significant difference in the treatment accorded to aged men and women (34)
Simmons, Leo W.". . . A strong negative trend in communal sharing of food is correlated with many cultural traits usually associated with more highly developed societies"
Simmons, Leo W.Aged women have tended to acquire property rights in simple societies and within matrilineal types of family organization. Aged men have tended to gain greatest control of property in more complex societies and within patrilineal family organization (49)
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterZelman's (1974) index of private ownership will have the same sign as the correlation with Murdock's (1967) index of private ownership and both will have a null probability of p<.05.
Textor, Robert B. There will tend to be low societal complexity in societies freely permitting or with weak punishments for premarital sexual relations (390, 91).

Associated OCMs

  1. population
  2. composition of population
  3. sociocultural trends
  4. mnemonic devices
  5. writing
  6. annual cycle
  7. agriculture
  8. tillage
  9. medium of exchange
  10. occupational specialization
  11. social stratification
  12. classes
  13. residence
  14. territorial organization
  15. territorial hierarchy