Level Of Political Integration

Associated Documents (7)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Bacon, Margaret K.A cross-cultural study of correlates of crime
Bacon, Margaret K.A cross-cultural study of drinking: ii. relations to other features of culture
Ember, MelvinThe relationship between economic and political development in nonindustrialized societies
Osmond, Marie W.Toward monogamy: a cross-cultural study of correlates of type of marriage
Lomax, AlanSong as a measure of culture
Roberts, John M.Oaths, autonomic ordeals, and power
Knowlton, Timothy W.Explaining Mythical Composite Monsters in a Global Cross-Cultural Sample

Associated Hypotheses (7)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bacon, Margaret K.". . . with an increased Level of Political Integration, Social Stratification, and Elaboration of Social Control there is an increase in the frequency of Theft" (297).
Bacon, Margaret K."A high frequency of ceremonial drinking tends to occur in societies with a higher level of political integration and social stratification, a more densely populated settlement pattern and slavery" (40)
Ember, Melvin"[There is a] relationship between relative importance of agriculture and level of political integration" (243
Osmond, Marie W."The following variables of societal organization significantly distinguish monogamous from polygynous societies: (1) type of subsistence economy; (2) system of social stratification; (3) level of political integration; (4) pattern of settlement . . ." (10)
Lomax, Alan"The five levels of performance style relate to [a] scale of increasingly complex governmental types in a remarkably stepwise way" (159-160).
Roberts, John M."Absence of oaths and autonomic ordeals is associated with low political integration. . . . [Both] oaths [and ordeals] are associated with intermediate and high political integration" (178)
Knowlton, Timothy W.The presence of composite beings, also known as monsters, will be positively correlated with the level of political integration.

Associated OCMs

  1. sociocultural trends
  2. territorial organization
  3. territorial hierarchy