Comparative Study of Territoriality across Forager Societies

Human Ecology Vol/Iss. . Springer Published In Pages: ??
By Moritz, Mark, Scaggs, Shane, Shapiro, Craig, Hinkelman, Sarah

Hypothesis

Subsistence type is positively correlated with type of land tenure system.

Note

Subsistence type was broken down by percentages: % hunting, % fishing, % gathering. While type of subsistence was not significant overall, % hunting was significantly correlated with type of land tenure system.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman rank correlationNot Supportedp < 0.02; p = 0.07; p = 0.63Spearman's rho = 0.48; rho = 0.33; rho = 0.09UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
FishingIndependent Fishing
GatheringIndependentCollecting
HuntingIndependentHunting And Trapping
Land tenure systemDependent Real Property