Tightness/looseness of kin relationships

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Enke, BenjaminKinship, Cooperation, and the Evolution of Moral Systems

Associated Hypotheses (8)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Enke, BenjaminAccording to the model, societies with historically tight kin relationships will regulate cooperation through shared moral values, revenge, emotions of external shame, and notions of purity and disgust.
Enke, BenjaminAccording to the model, societies with historically loose kin relationships will regulate cooperation through universal moral values, internalized guilt, altruistic punishment, and moralizing religions.
Enke, BenjaminKinship tightness will be positively correlated with in-group favoritism.
Enke, BenjaminKinship tightness will be negatively correlated with the presence of moralizing gods.
Enke, BenjaminKinship tightness will be positively correlated with in-group loyalty.
Enke, BenjaminKinship tightness will be positively correlated with emotions of disgust.
Enke, BenjaminKinship tightness will be positively correlated with village level institutions.
Enke, BenjaminKinship tightness will be negatively correlated with above village level institutions.

Associated OCMs

  1. residence
  2. extended families
  3. kin groups
  4. community structure