Matrilineal inheritance: new theory and analysis

Hartung, John

Matrilineal inheritance: new theory and analysis

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences • Vol/Iss. 8 • Published In 1985 • Pages: 661-688 •

By Hartung, John

Hypothesis

Matrilineal inheritance will be associated with a moderate to low probability of paternity, while patrilineal inheritance will be associated with a high probability of paternity (602).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Inheritance	Dependent	Inheritance
Paternity Certainty	Independent	Extramarital Sex Relations

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Hartung, John	1981	"Men stipulate an heir whose relatedness is less affected by low [probability of paternity] in societies where [probability of paternity] is relatively low" (653).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gray, J. Patrick	1982	According to Hartung (1981), mode of inheritance will be related to paternity certainty (103).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gray, J. Patrick	1982	Controlling for mode of descent, paternity certainty will be related to inheritance (104).	`UNKNOWN`	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Surowiec, Alexandra	2019	Matriliny/matrilocality is associated with the matrilineal inheritance of property.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Baker, Matthew	2005	Controlling for technology and complexity, the predicted probability of a land market will have a negative impact on the likelihood that a fixed inheritance rule is observed (93).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Matrilineal inheritance: new theory and analysis

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By Hartung, John

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Related Hypotheses

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences • Vol/Iss. 8 • Published In 1985 • Pages: 661-688 •