Societies within peace systems avoid war and build positive intergroup relationships

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications • Vol/Iss. 8(17) • Springer Nature • • Published In • Pages: 1-9 •
By Fry, Douglas P., Souillac, Geneviève, Liebovitch, Larry, Coleman, Peter T., Agan, Kane, Nicholson-Cox, Elliot, Mason, Dani, Gomez, Frank Palma, Strauss, Susie

Hypothesis

Peace-related cultural variables will be negatively correlated with war-related variables

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Kendall's tauPartially supported (13 of 32 combinations supported)When significant: 0.001<p<0.05tau: -0.572-0.212Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Superordinate JusticeUNKNOWNJudicial Authority
Overarching IdentityUNKNOWNTribe And Nation
InterconnectednessUNKNOWNInter-community Relations
InterdependenceUNKNOWNExternal Relations
Non-warring Values and NormsUNKNOWNNorms, Peacemaking
Non-warring Myths, Rituals, SymbolsUNKNOWNTransmission Of Beliefs
Conflict ResolutionUNKNOWNInformal In-group Justice
Peace LeadershipUNKNOWNCommunity Heads, Peacemaking
EthnocentrismUNKNOWNCultural Identity And Pride
Warring Values and NormsUNKNOWNNorms, Warfare
War Myths, Rituals, SymbolsUNKNOWNTransmission Of Beliefs
War LeadershipUNKNOWNCommunity Heads, Military Organization