A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

In societies with high divorce rates, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (252, 272).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Supported	p = .027	p = .407	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Divorce	Association	Termination Of Marriage
Polygynous Marriage	Association	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Kitahara, Michio	1974	Societies that engage in elaborate marriage ceremonies will tend to haveess instances of divorce (171)	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whiting, John W.M.	1968	"Polygynous form of marriage can be predicted from a curvilinear floor plan" (130)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies with extreme boastfulness, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (251, 474).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1972	"Penalties for adultery [are] related [negatively] to . . . trial marriage" (123)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies where full-time entrepreneurs are present, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (242, 136).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author