A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

In societies with high rates of punishment for abortion, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 295).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Supported	p = .037	Phi = .399	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Polygynous Marriage	Association	Polygamy
Abortion Punishment	Association	Abortion And Infanticide

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Textor, Robert B.	1967	Societies desiring children more will tend to have severe punishment for abortion (282, 295).	Marginally Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	The permission of extramarital sexual relationships will be more common in societies where the severity of punishment for abortion is absent or low (393, 295).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Whiting, John W.M.	1968	"Polygynous form of marriage can be predicted from a curvilinear floor plan" (130)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies with extreme boastfulness, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (251, 474).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies where full-time entrepreneurs are present, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (242, 136).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author