Sex, coalitions, and politics in preindustrial societies

Matrilineality and double descent will be associated with women's overt political power (70).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Anderson, Siwan	2025	Matrilineality is a significant positive factor for female political power in centralized states.	Partially Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Yanca, Catherine	2004	There will be a positive relationship between female allies and women's resource control, political power, and prevailing attitudes about women's behavior (19).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Warner, Rebecca L.	1986	Women’s power in marriage will be associated with matrilocal residence and descent (124).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1974	"Double descent societies with avunculocality should have polygyny significantly more often than the double descent societies that are patrilocal" (207)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1983	Double descent societies with avunculocality will have polygyny significantly more than double descent societies that are patrilocal (254).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author