Community customs associated with political subordination

Social Evolution & History • Vol/Iss. 2 • Published In • Pages: 116-130 •
By Barry III, Herbert

Hypothesis

Controlling on four types of complexity, prohibition of premarital sex is positively associated with government levels (126)

Note

Control variables: social stratification, technological specialization, denisty of population and agriculture; All significant except social stratification.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNUNKNOWNp<.001.44Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
AgricultureCombinedAgriculture
Density Of PopulationCombinedPopulation
Government LevelsDependentGovernment Institutions
Premarital Sex, ProhibitionIndependentPremarital Sex Relations
Social StratificationCombinedSocial Stratification
Technological SpecializationCombinedInternal Trade