Greater wealth inequality, less polygyny: rethinking the polygyny threshold model
Journal of The Royal Society Interface • Vol/Iss. 15(144) • Royal Society Publishing • London • Published In • Pages: 1-15 •
By Ross, Cody T., Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Oh, Seung-Yun, Bowles, Samuel, Beheim, Bret, Bruce, John, Caudell, Mark, Clark, Gregory, Colleran, Heidi, Cortez, Carmen, Draper, Patricia, Greaves, Russell D., Gurven, Michael, Headland, Thomas, Headland, Janet, Hill, Kim, Hewlett, Barry S., Kaplan, Hillard S., Koster, Jeremy M., McElreath, Richard L., Yu, Douglas, Shepard Jr., Glenn, Kramer, Karen L., Marlowe, Frank W., Nolin, David, Quinlan, Marsha B., Quinlan, Robert J., Revilla-Minaya, Caissa, Scelza, Brooke, Schacht, Ryan, Shenk, Mary, Uehara, Ray, Voland, Eckart, Willfuhr, Kai, Winterhalder, Bruce, Ziker, John
Hypothesis
Stratified agricultural economies will be associated with diminishing marginal fitness returns provided by additional polygynous wives which prevent men from having as many wives as their wealth might otherwise predict (2)
Note
Due to the use of Bayesian statistics, p-values are not listed in the results of this paper.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-level regression model | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Type Of Economy | Independent variable | Food Quest, Agriculture, Production And Supply |
| Marginal Fitness Returns of Polygynous Wives | Dependent variable | Polygamy |