A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

HRAF Press New Haven, Connecticut Published In Pages: ??
By Textor, Robert B.

Hypothesis

In societies with high rates of avoidance for a son's wife, marriages will tend to not be polygynous and sororal (247, 258).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher's Exact TestMarginally Supportedp = .083Phi = .261Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Polygynous MarriageAssociationPolygamy
Son's Wife Avoidance AssociationAvoidance And Taboo