Fear of disasters as an engine of history: resource crises, warfare, and interpresonal aggression

Published In Pages: 1-27
By Ember, Melvin, Ember, Carol R.

Hypothesis

Social complexity will be positively associated with frequency of warfare (8).

Note

Results are stronger in non-state societies.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationPartially supportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Social ComplexityIndependentNONE
Warfare FrequencyDependentIngroup Antagonisms, Instigation Of War