Nonsororal Polygyny

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Dow, Malcolm M.Cultural trait transmission and missing data as sources of bias in cross-cultural survey researc...
Ember, MelvinComparing explanations of polygyny

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Dow, Malcolm M.Marriage institutions will be more similar among societies closely related by language (vertical diffusion), and societies that are spacially proximate (horizontal diffusion) (135).
Ember, MelvinWhen controlling for pathogen stress and male mortality in war, fraternal interest groups will be positively associated with nonsororal polygyny
Ember, MelvinWhen controlling for pathogen stress and male mortality in war, the absence of the plow will be positively associated with nonsororal polygyny

Associated OCMs

  1. polygamy