Bridewealth as an instrument of male parental control over mating: evidence from the standard cross-cultural sample

Agropastoral societies are more likely to have bridewealth than brideservice, gift exchange, or wealth transfer (211)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
logistic regression	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Agropastoral Societies	Independent	Animal Husbandry, Agriculture
Bridewealth	Dependent	Mode Of Marriage

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	1972	". . . substantial bridewealth will be found more often in societies with husband authority, and . . . token bridewealth, or none, will be found in the other types" (21)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2010	In societies practicing bridewealth, men will dominate marriage arrangements (206)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Saucier, Jean-Francois	1972	"Long postpartum taboo will be more frequent in societies requiring bridewealth or exchange of a female relative to obtain a wife" (243)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2016	Homosexuality will be more prevalent in agropastoral than in hunting & gathering societies (1).	Supported when IV is dichotomized	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2016	Homosexuality will be more prevalent in agropastoral than in hunting & gathering societies when controlling for community size. (6)	Supported when IV is dichotomized	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author