Cousin Marriage

Associated Documents (6)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Kang, Gay ElizabethConflicting loyalties theory: a cross-cultural test
Stewart, Robert A. C.Cultural dimensions: a factor analysis of textor's a cross-cultural summary
Bourguignon, ErikaDiversity and homogeneity in world societies
Frederic L. PryorEconomic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies
Bourguignon, ErikaA cross-cultural study of dissociational states
Rácz, PéterSocial Practice and Shared History, Not Social Scale, Structure Cross-Cultural Complexity in Kin...

Associated Hypotheses (7)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bourguignon, ErikaRestrictions on cousin marriage will vary according to world region (58).
Kang, Gay Elizabeth". . . societies with cousin marriage will have a low frequency of feuding" (206)
Stewart, Robert A. C.Findings: A factor analysis of key dimensions to describe a given culture yielded 12 factors. Factor 11, "postpartum sex taboo", loaded highly and positively on postpartum sex taboo lasts more than one year; grandparents and granchild are friendly equals; male initiation ceremonies at puberty; fear of human beings; observation of food taboos. Factor 11 loaded negatively on cousin marriage preferred or prescribed (63)
Frederic L. PryorForaging economy type (Classic, transitional, human-wealth oriented, intangible-wealth oriented, politically oriented, and physical-wealth oriented) will be associated with certain social structural characteristics (50).
Frederic L. PryorAgricultural economy type (Herding-Plus, Egalitarian, Individualistic, or Semi-Marketized) will be associated with the presence of certain political institutions. (116)
Bourguignon, ErikaTrance types will be associated with societal characteristics (47-68).
Rácz, PéterGreater kinship system complexity is positively correlated with cousin marriage (10).

Associated OCMs

  1. regulation of marriage
  2. mode of marriage