Technological Development

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Low, Bobbi S.Behavioral ecology of conservation in traditional societies
Hart, HornellWas there a prehistoric trend from smaller to larger political units?
Leavitt, Gregory C.The frequency of warfare: an evolutionary perspective
Eckhardt, WilliamPrimitive militarism

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Eckhardt, WilliamSadism (killing, torturing or mutilating the enemy), the fourth primitive militarism variable, was most strongly related to sexual repression, narcissism, and technological development (58-60).
Low, Bobbi S.Environmental degradation in traditional societies will be positively associated with recent population increases and technological improvement (358-9).
Hart, Hornell"[There is] a high positive correlation between technological and political development among primitive peoples [political complexity an indirect measure of geographical area controlled by a society]" (289)
Hart, HornellIncrease in size of areas controlled by any single political unit has been accelerating with respect to time (300)
Leavitt, Gregory C.The development of technology will be positively associatedwith increasing frequencies of external war, civil war, and riots (but feuding war will decrease as technology develops in society) (53)

Associated OCMs

  1. sociocultural trends
  2. tools and appliances
  3. general tools
  4. special tools
  5. production and supply