A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

In societies with simple agricultural food production, polygyny will be prevalent (243, 56).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Supported	p = .043	Phi = .337	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Food Production	Association	Agriculture, Tillage
Polygyny	Association	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Hooper, Paul L.	2006	Variance in male resources (as indicated by stratification and food storage) will be associated with polygyny (2).	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Romanoff, Steven	1992	Cassava consumption and production will increase when a society is faced with a higher prevalence of food scarcity / hunger (p.94).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Chaney, Richard P.	1966	"There is a significant relationship between [the variables food production and social stratification and between food gathering and classlessness] but no statement about necessary conditions can be made" (1465)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spiro, Melford E.	1965	"Although food production as well as food gathering occur with minimum government, maximum government does not occur without food production" (1113)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spiro, Melford E.	1965	"Although food production as well as food gathering occurs in classless societies, social stratification rarely occurs without food production" (1114)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author