On a method of investigating the development of institutions: applied to laws of marriage and descent

Readings in Cross-Cultural Methodology Published In Pages: 1-25
By Tylor, Edward B.

Hypothesis

"Hostile capture [of women] . . . exists equally through the three stages of society, from maternal to paternal. . . . Connubial and formal capture belong only to the intermediate stage where paternal institutions are arising and to the later stage where they are established" (13, 14)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresSupportedNot ApplicableUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Capture Of WomenUNKNOWNMode Of Marriage
Evolution From Maternal To Paternal SystemUNKNOWNRule Of Descent