Marriage Type

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Gray, J. PatrickCorrelates of monogamy in human groups: tests of some sociobiological hypotheses
Sheils, DeanToward a Unified Theory of Ancestor Worship: A Cross-Cultural Study
Apostolou, MenelaosIndividual Mate Choice in an Arranged Marriage Context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultura...

Associated Hypotheses (12)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Gray, J. Patrick"There is a 'functional cluster' of traits associated with monogamy in human societies" (134).
Sheils, DeanThere will be an association between agricultural level and polygyny. The incidence of polygyny will be most common amid simple agrarians, simple horticulturalists, and advanced horticulturalists than among hunter-gatherers and advanced agrarians.
Sheils, DeanThere will be an association between descent type and ancestor worship. Unilineal descent will be more likely to practice ancestor worship than cognatic descent.
Sheils, DeanThere will be an association between polygyny and ancestor worship. Societies that have a higher occurrence of polygyny will be more likely to practice ancestor worship than those with a lower occurrence or absence of polygyny.
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the frequency of premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195).
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the frequency of men's premarital relations; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the attitude towards women's premarital relationships; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195-6)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the double standard with regard to premarital sex; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the prevalence of extramarital relationships for married men and women; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.197)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the double standard with regard to extramarital sex; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect the prevalence rate for rape; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Apostolou, MenelaosSubsistence type and marriage type will affect attitudes towards rape; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."

Associated OCMs

  1. regulation of marriage
  2. mode of marriage
  3. arranging a marriage
  4. polygamy