Codified Laws

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Bowden, EdgarAn index of sociocultural development applicable to precivilized societies
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCross-Cultural Correlates of the Ownership of Private Property

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bowden, Edgar"Traits [loading above .5 on] rotated factor Index of Social Development [are]: permanency of residence, group life, agriculture, use of grain for food, constancy of food supply, domesticated animals other than herded, mining and smelting of metals, metals obtained from outside, pottery, weaving, money or other standard medium of exchange, trade, private property in land, power vested in a chief, codified laws, authority of judges, plutocracy, and organized priesthood" (456)
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCertain characteristics of societies will be significantly correlated in the same direction with both Simmons' (137) and Murdock's (1967) measures of private property ownership.

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