Song as a measure of culture

Lomax, Alan

Song as a measure of culture

Folk Song Style and Culture • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1968 • Pages: 117-169 •

By Lomax, Alan

Hypothesis

"Simple alternation [between singing chorus and leader] . . . almost always indicates the presence of at least one or two levels of extra-local political control" (158).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Gamma	Supported	p<.01	.75	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Extra-local Political Control	Independent	Territorial Hierarchy
Simple Alternation In Singing	Dependent	Music

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Lomax, Alan	1968	"Cohesive singing . . . occurs . . . more frequently . . . in stable and 'non toppy' communities than elsewhere" (187) Note that 'toppy' communities are those "in which either a complex or elite caste system or many levels of extra-local governmental authority split the community."	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Davis, William N.	1964	"As predicted, simple local communities and simple states (i.e. a low level of political complexity) tended to be associated with a high frequency of drunkenness while complex communities and complex states were related to a lower frequency of drunkenness" (36)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
McClelland, David C.	1972	"Low male solidarity, non-lineal descent (i.e., bilateral descent), and lack of a jurisdictional hierarchy at the [extra] local level [indicators of low structural differentiation] are all related to each other and to drinking" (64)	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schaefer, James Michael	1972	"Simple political systems . . . link with extreme, aggressive drunkenness, while more complex political systems . . . link with mild, non-aggressive drunkenness"	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schaefer, James Michael	1974	Extreme, aggressive drunkenness will be associated with simple political systems (291).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Song as a measure of culture

Folk Song Style and Culture • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1968 • Pages: 117-169 • Cite

By Lomax, Alan

Hypothesis

Test

Variables

Related Hypotheses

Folk Song Style and Culture • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1968 • Pages: 117-169 •