Animal Husbandry

Associated Documents (12)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Brown, ChristianThe state and the supernatural: support for prosocial behavior
Roberts, John M.Belief in the evil eye in world perspective
Bourguignon, ErikaPossession
Murdock, George PeterPost-partum sex taboos
Hope, Christine A.A cross-cultural study of gender status
Botero, Carlos A. The ecology of religious beliefs
Low, Bobbi S.Sex, power, and resources: ecological and social correlates of sex differences
Ringen, Erik J. The evolution of daily food sharing: A Bayesian phylogenetic analysis
Gavin, Michael C. The global geography of human subsistence
Ahedo, VirginiaLet's go fishing: A quantitative analysis of subsistence choices with a special focus on mixed e...
Surowiec, AlexandraA worldwide view of matriliny: using cross-cultural analyses to shed light on human kinship systems

Associated Hypotheses (15)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Brown, ChristianCultural transmission, resource scarcity, animal husbandry, community size, and caste stratification will be positively associated with a belief in moralizing gods, while agricultural potential, population size, and external warfare will be negatively associated with a belief in moralizing gods (11).
Roberts, John M.". . . evil eye cultures emphasized milking, animal husbandry, and, in some cases, intensive agriculture" (245)
Bourguignon, ErikaPossession-belief-only will be associated with hunting, gathering, and fishing for 46% or more of subsistence; possession-trance belief will be associated with agriculture and/or animal husbandry (43).
Murdock, George Peter"The first hypothesis tested is that societies which practice animal husbandry and consume the milk of their domestic animals will tend to observe, on the average, a shorter post-partum sex taboo than those which do not" (144)
Hope, Christine A.Animal husbandry and intensive agriculture are positively associated with favoritism toward the male (18)
Botero, Carlos A. Moralizing high gods are most likely to be found in ecologically inhospitable and unpredictable environments, in politically complex societies, in societies near (or linguistically related to) other societies with high gods, and in societies with animal husbandry and/or agriculture.
Low, Bobbi S.Animal husbandry is negatively associated with female inheritance of property (6)
Ringen, Erik J. Societies relying on animal husbandry for subsistence will tend not to have daily sharing between households.
Surowiec, AlexandraMatriliny/matrilocality is associated with horticulture as a means of subsistence.
Ahedo, VirginiaSpecific patterns of subsistence strategies exist.
Ahedo, VirginiaThere will be an association between specific economic choices and certain ecosystems.
Gavin, Michael C. Animal husbandry will be more likely to be a dominant subsistence strategy in regions with less productive environments (8)
Gavin, Michael C. Food production focused on plant-based agriculture should be more likely in more environmentally productive locations (7)
Gavin, Michael C. Low levels of environmental stability will predict the adoption of animal husbandry compared with foraging (8)

Associated OCMs

  1. animal husbandry
  2. domesticated animals
  3. pastoral activities
  4. dairying
  5. poultry raising
  6. wool production
  7. diet
  8. postnatal care