Warless and warlike hunter-gatherers: a comparison

Warless Societies and the Origin of War • The University of Michigan Press • Ann Arbor, MI • Published In 2000 • Pages: 41-73 •

By Kelly, Robert L.

Hypothesis

Exogamous marriage practices will be negatively related to frequency of warfare (62).

Note

Frequency distributions are given.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
No Formal Test	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Exogamy	Independent	Regulation Of Marriage, Residence
Frequency Of Warfare	Dependent	Ingroup Antagonisms, Instigation Of War

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Korotayev, Andrey V.	2008	The importance of trade will be related to warfare frequency (42)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
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