Wealth transmission and inequality among hunter-gatherers

Current Anthropology • Published In 2010 • Pages: 19-34 •

By Smith, Eric Alden, Hill, Kim, Marlowe, Frank W., Nolin, David, Wiessner, Polly, Gurven, Michael, Bowles, Samuel, Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Hertz, Tom, Bell, Adrian

Hypothesis

Among hunter-gatherers, parents’ wealth (e.g. hunting resources, physical weight, or sharing partners) will be associated with children’s wealth (28).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
`UNKNOWN`	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Children's Wealth	Independent	Inheritance, Accumulation Of Wealth, Classes
Parents' Wealth	Dependent	Accumulation Of Wealth, Classes

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Textor, Robert B.	1967	Hunter-gatherers, if they have class stratification, tend to base it on wealth (51, 106).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	1978	Gathering is the most important subsistence activity among hunter-gatherers (440).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	1978	Among hunter-gatherers, women contribute more to subsistence than men (441).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hayden, Brian	1986	Hunting will be negatively associated with female status among hunter-gatherers (457)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hayden, Brian	1986	Polygyny will be negatively associated with female status among hunter-gatherers (459)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author