Depopulation

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Ember, MelvinOn the origin and extension of the incest taboo
Ember, Carol R.The conditions favoring multilocal residence

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Ember, MelvinFirst cousin marriage is more common in middle-sized societies undergoing depopulation.
Ember, Carol R."Multilocal residence may have developed because of depopulation induced by European contact, specifically as a result of European-introduced infectious diseases" (386)
Ember, Carol R."Unilocal societies may be transformed into multilocal societies because of depopulation . . . among relatively sedentary societies with more than 15 percent dependence on agriculture . . . and in societies lacking in equality of inheritance" (393, 394)

Associated OCMs

  1. population
  2. disasters