Sexual selection and human ornamentation

In ecologically monogamous societies, male and female ornaments will be equally discriminating about within-sex status (485).

This hypothesis was rejected for polygynous societies.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of counts	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Gender	Independent	Gender Roles And Issues, Gender Status
Ornamentation	Dependent	Body Alterations, Ornament, Personal Grooming, Special Garments

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Low, Bobbi S.	1979	Ornamentation will occur in all societies and will differ between the sexes (469).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Low, Bobbi S.	1979	Male and female ornamentation should be low in ecologically monogamous societies (469).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Low, Bobbi S.	1979	Male and female ornamentation will be positively associated with socially-imposed monogamy (469, 485).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Low, Bobbi S.	1979	Mated females will be less ornamented and male ornamentation will vary by puberty, wealth, or power (469).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Low, Bobbi S.	1979	Male-male competition and degree of male ornamentation will be positively associated with harem polygyny and promiscuous polygyny (469, 485).	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author