Type Of Economy

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Davis, William N.A cross-cultural study of drunkenness
Ross, Cody T.Greater wealth inequality, less polygyny: rethinking the polygyny threshold model

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Davis, William N."In short, these results indicate that relatively speaking, bilateral and cognatic kin groups rely more heavily upon an economy that presumably forces the father to leave his home for long periods of time . . . thus encouraging them [children] to adopt feminine modes of behavior" (39)
Ross, Cody T.Stratified agricultural economies will be associated with an increased frequency of poor men lacking the resources to secure wives polygynously (1)
Ross, Cody T.Stratified agricultural economies will be associated with diminishing marginal fitness returns provided by additional polygynous wives which prevent men from having as many wives as their wealth might otherwise predict (2)

Associated OCMs

  1. food quest
  2. agriculture
  3. production and supply