Lullabies and Universality: An Ethnographic Review

Geographic regions will be a predictor of the presence of lullaby that are strictly defined.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi-Square	Supported	p < .005	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Geographic Region	Independent	Geography, Location
Presence of lullabies	Dependent	Music, Infant Care

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Aubinet, Stéphane	2024	The presence of lullabies will vary by subsistence type.	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Aubinet, Stéphane	2024	Proximity of societies, based on phylogenic affinity, will predict the likelihood of a society having presence of lullabies.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Aubinet, Stéphane	2024	When lullabies are defined broadly as any type of singing used to soothe or comfort children, they are a statistical universal across all human cultures.	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Aubinet, Stéphane	2024	Highly “complex” societies, with higher political complexity, are more likely to have lullabies present.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Aubinet, Stéphane	2024	When lullabies are defined narrowly as a culturally conserved repertoire of songs sung to soothe infants, they are a statistical universal (or at least a near universal) across all human cultures.	Partially Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author