A Cross-Cultural Summary: Hunter-Gatherers

Hunter-gatherers tend not to have social stratification (51, 102).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fischer's Exact Test	Supported	p <.001	Phi = .38	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Hunter-gatherer	Association	Collecting, Hunting And Trapping, Fishing, Diet
Social Stratification	Association	Social Stratification

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Textor, Robert B.	1967	Hunter-gatherers, if they have class stratification, tend to base it on wealth (51, 106).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	Hunter-gatherers tend to have lower social complexity (51,91).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fry, Douglas P.	2006	Complex and equestrian hunter-gatherers will make war, most simple hunter-gatherers will not (104).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fry, Douglas P.	2007	Societal complexity among hunter gatherers will be positively associated with the presence of warfare (78).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	1978	Hunter-gatherers are typically bilocal (440).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author