Intensive Agriculture

Associated Documents (11)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Robbins, Michael C. House types and settlement patterns
Otterbein, Keith F.The evolution of war: a cross-cultural study
Roberts, John M.Belief in the evil eye in world perspective
Goody, JackCausal inferences concerning inheritance and property
Ember, Carol R.The relative decline in women’s contributions to agriculture with intensification
Hope, Christine A.A cross-cultural study of gender status
Kavanaugh, PatrickDrivers of global variation in land ownership
Haynie, Hannah J.Pathways to social inequality
Šaffa, GabrielGlobal phylogenetic analysis reveals multiple origins and correlates of genital mutilation/cutting
Surowiec, AlexandraA worldwide view of matriliny: using cross-cultural analyses to shed light on human kinship systems
Kavanagh, Patrick H.Drivers of global variation in land ownership

Associated Hypotheses (14)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Robbins, Michael C. "Ground plans . . . [are] correlated with . . . mean size of local community and intensity of agricultural practices. . . . Circular ground plans would tend to be associated with small communities practicing no . . . or casual agriculture, rectangular with large communities, intensive agriculture" (13)
Otterbein, Keith F."The more developed the primary mode of subsistence, the more likely that villages will be fortified" (59)
Roberts, John M.". . . evil eye cultures emphasized milking, animal husbandry, and, in some cases, intensive agriculture" (245)
Goody, Jack"Diverging devolution appears to depend upon . . . stratification found in complex states, intensive use of agricultural resources, by plough, irrigation or other means" (296)
Ember, Carol R.Intensive agriculture will be positively associated with cereal crops (288)
Ember, Carol R.Intensive agriculture is positively associated with more time for women spent in childcare (291)
Ember, Carol R.Intensive agriculture will be associated with shorter postpartum sex taboos (1 year or less) (294)
Ember, Carol R.Intensive agriculture will be positively associated with special fighting forces, compared to horticulture (298-9)
Hope, Christine A.Animal husbandry and intensive agriculture are positively associated with favoritism toward the male (18)
Surowiec, AlexandraMatriliny/matrilocality is associated with horticulture as a means of subsistence.
Kavanaugh, PatrickUse of intensive agriculture will be positively associated with property ownership
Haynie, Hannah J.Resource intensification will be associated with the development of social inequality.
Šaffa, GabrielGenital mutilation/cutting is associated with subsistence type.
Kavanagh, Patrick H.A variety of ecological, economic, and anthropological factors will predict the prevalence of land ownership.

Associated OCMs

  1. agriculture
  2. tillage