Level Of Political Complexity

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Davis, William N.A cross-cultural study of drunkenness
Precourt, WalterInitiation ceremonies and secret societies as educational institutions
Hrnčíř, Václav Did Alcohol Facilitate the Evolution of Complex Societies?

Associated Hypotheses (3)

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)
Hrnčíř, Václav Alcohol will be positively associated with levels of political complexity, after considering the effect of agriculture

Associated OCMs

  1. territorial organization
  2. territorial hierarchy