Cousin Marriage

Associated Documents (6)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Kang, Gay ElizabethConflicting loyalties theory: a cross-cultural test
Stewart, Robert A. C.Cultural dimensions: a factor analysis of textor's a cross-cultural summary
Bourguignon, ErikaDiversity and homogeneity in world societies
Frederic L. PryorEconomic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies
Bourguignon, ErikaA cross-cultural study of dissociational states
Rácz, PéterSocial Practice and Shared History, Not Social Scale, Structure Cross-Cultural Complexity in Kin...

Associated Hypotheses (7)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bourguignon, ErikaRestrictions on cousin marriage will vary according to world region (58).
Rácz, PéterGreater kinship system complexity is positively correlated with cousin marriage (10).
Kang, Gay Elizabeth". . . societies with cousin marriage will have a low frequency of feuding" (206)
Stewart, Robert A. C.Findings: A factor analysis of key dimensions to describe a given culture yielded 12 factors. Factor 11, "postpartum sex taboo", loaded highly and positively on postpartum sex taboo lasts more than one year; grandparents and granchild are friendly equals; male initiation ceremonies at puberty; fear of human beings; observation of food taboos. Factor 11 loaded negatively on cousin marriage preferred or prescribed (63)
Frederic L. PryorForaging economy type (Classic, transitional, human-wealth oriented, intangible-wealth oriented, politically oriented, and physical-wealth oriented) will be associated with certain social structural characteristics (50).
Frederic L. PryorAgricultural economy type (Herding-Plus, Egalitarian, Individualistic, or Semi-Marketized) will be associated with the presence of certain political institutions. (116)
Bourguignon, ErikaTrance types will be associated with societal characteristics (47-68).

Associated OCMs

  1. regulation of marriage
  2. mode of marriage