Community customs associated with political subordination

Social Evolution & History • Vol/Iss. 2 • Published In • Pages: 116-130 •
By Barry III, Herbert

Hypothesis

Controlling on four types of complexity, external warfare is positively associated with government levels (126)

Note

Control variables: social stratification, technological specialization, denisty of population and agriculture; All are significant except stratification

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNUNKNOWNp<.001.45Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
AgricultureCombinedAgriculture
Density Of PopulationCombinedPopulation
External WarfareIndependentWar
Government LevelsDependentGovernment Institutions
Social StratificationCombinedSocial Stratification
Technological SpecializationCombinedInternal Trade