A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

In societies where males marry before the age of twenty, polygyny will be prevalent (243, 260).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Marginally Supported	p =.054	Phi = -.305	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Polygyny	Association	Polygamy
Male Marrying Age	Association	Regulation Of Marriage

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Ember, Melvin	1984	Delayed age at marriage in men will be associated with polygyny (10).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1984	Controlling on age at marriage, the presence/absence of male mortality in warfare will be associated with polygyny (13).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1984	Controlling on the presence/absence of high male mortality in warfare, delayed age at marriage will be associated with polygyny (11).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1984	Societies where there is at least a seven-year discrepancy in age at marriage or high male mortality in warfare will tend to have polygyny (13).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Huber, Brad R.	2011	Paternal confidence level, polygyny rate, level of pathogen stress, relative age of spouses, and divorce rate will be positively associated with wealth transfer to the bride and her parents (284-6).	Partially supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author