Household Form

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Pryor, Frederic L.Economic systems of foragers
Arwen L. FeatherCircular or rectangular ground plans: Some costs and benefits
Tinston, JenniferPathogen stress and living organization: A cross-cultural analysis

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Pryor, Frederic L.Forager economic type will not be associated with famine threat, percentage of hunting subsistence, presence of gambling, conflict, corporate descent groups, household form, family form, marital form, postmarital residence, female power, male aggression, and male dominance (408, 415, 416).
Arwen L. FeatherGround plan shape will be associated with house hold form.
Tinston, JenniferThere is a relationship between pathogen stress and household form.
Tinston, JenniferModular family living, rather than communal living, is associated with less pathogen stress.
Tinston, JenniferContagious pathogens will be more prevalent in large, more communal societies than those that are more modular.

Associated OCMs

  1. household
  2. nuclear family