"Blood feuds": cross-cultural variations in kin group vengeance

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 26 Published In Pages: 57-85
By Ericksen, Karen Paige, Horton, Heather

Hypothesis

Resource base (hoe, plow, pastoral), diverging devolution and hospitable climate are associated with formal adjudication (73)

Note

Additional variables in model: Time Observed

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Stepwise logistic regression modelUNKNOWNp<.0001?2=33.03UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Climate, HospitableIndependentClimate
Diverging DevolutionIndependentNONE
Formal AdjudicationDependentJudicial Authority
Resource Base (agro-pastoral)IndependentAnimal Husbandry, Agriculture, Diet