Social structure

Macmillan • New York • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Murdock, George Peter

Hypothesis

". . . the bands of migratory tribes are usually politically independent, whereas the villages and settlements of sedentary populations are more commonly organized into larger aggregates" (85)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresSupportedNot ApplicableUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Community OrganizationAssociationCommunity Structure
Political OrganizationAssociationTerritorial Hierarchy

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Udy, Stanley H., Jr."Custodial organization is more likely to occur in more than one type of process in the same society than is contractual organization" (69)
Currie, Thomas E.Societies tend to change from simple forms of organization to more complex forms of organization in incremental steps, and decreases in hierarchical organization do not occur [The "rectilinear" model] (802).
Currie, Thomas E.Societies tend to change from simple forms of organization to more complex forms of organization in non-sequential paths, and decreases in hierarchical organization do not occur [The "alternative trajectories" model] (802).
Currie, Thomas E.Societies tend to change from simple forms of organization to more complex forms of organization in incremental steps, and decreases to adjacent, less hierarchical forms of organization are possible [The "unilinear" model] (802).
Currie, Thomas E.Societies tend to change from simple forms of organization to more complex forms of organization in incremental steps, and decreases in hierarchical organization to any less complex form can occur [The "relaxed unilinear" model] (802).