The search for a guardian spirit: a process of empowerment in simpler societies

Societies with a polity that allows for both common and special interests will be positively associated with the guardian spirit complex (371).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<.05	0.39	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Guardian Complex	Dependent	Hunting And Trapping, Fishing
Polity Allowing For Common And Special Interests	Independent	`NONE`

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Swanson, Guy E.	1973	Virilocal residence will be associated with the guardian spirit complex (369).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Swanson, Guy E.	1973	Dependencies on hunting and fishing is curvilinearly related to the guardian spirit complex (369).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Swanson, Guy E.	1973	Within North America, societies with a higher dependence on hunting and fishing are more likely to have a guardian spirit complex (368).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Swanson, Guy E.	1973	Societies with shared linguistic heritage are positively associated with the guardian spirit complex (371)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Paige, Jeffery M.	1974	"Fraternal interest groups based on members of the same lineage should be more common in patrilineal than in matrilineal societies" (309)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author