Military organization as a response to residence and size of population: a cross-cultural study

Behavior Science Research Vol/Iss. 12 Published In Pages: 271-290
By Carter, Jr., Harold

Hypothesis

"Among small societies, those with uxorilocal/matrilocal residence are more likely to have a professional military organization than are societies with virilocal/patrilocal residence" (276).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testSupportedp<.05.61One-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Military OrganizationDependentMilitary Organization
Population SizeCombinedPopulation
ResidenceIndependentResidence