Parental certainty, subsistence and inheritance revisited

Journal of Human Evolution Vol/Iss. 10 Published In Pages: 277-280
By Gray, J. Patrick, Wolfe, Linda D.

Hypothesis

There will be a positive association between male parental certainty and more settled forms of subsistence (278).

Note

Retesting of Gaulin's (1980) hypothesis using different methodology.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testNot SupportedNot SignificantUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Male Parental CertaintyDependentPremarital Sex Relations, Extramarital Sex Relations
Sedintary SubsistenceIndependentTillage, Diet