Level Of Political Complexity

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Davis, William N.A cross-cultural study of drunkenness
Precourt, WalterInitiation ceremonies and secret societies as educational institutions

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Davis, William N."As predicted, simple local communities and simple states (i.e. a low level of political complexity) tended to be associated with a high frequency of drunkenness while complex communities and complex states were related to a lower frequency of drunkenness" (36)
Precourt, Walter"Initiation ceremonies will exist at the tribal level of socio-cultural complexity while secret societies will exist in chiefdoms" (239)

Associated OCMs

  1. territorial organization
  2. territorial hierarchy