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Associated Documents (2)

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Murdock, George PeterSettlement patterns and community organization: cross-cultural codes 3
Bourguignon, ErikaDiversity and homogeneity in world societies

Associated Hypotheses (24)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bourguignon, ErikaPrimary subsistence economy type will vary by world region (34).
Bourguignon, ErikaSex division of labor will vary according to subsistence type (35).
Bourguignon, ErikaDistribution of subsistence activities will vary by world region (38).
Bourguignon, ErikaProportion of societies with craft specialization will vary by world region (38).
Bourguignon, ErikaSettlement pattern will vary according to world region (39).
Bourguignon, ErikaStratification among freemen will vary according to world region (47).
Bourguignon, ErikaPresence of slavery will vary according to world region (47).
Bourguignon, ErikaHereditary succession will vary according to world region (47).
Bourguignon, ErikaLevels of jurisdictional hierarchy will vary according to world region (48).
Bourguignon, ErikaMean community size will vary according to world region (48).
Bourguignon, ErikaBelief in a high god will vary according to world region (48).
Bourguignon, ErikaPrevalence of polygyny will vary according to world region (57).
Bourguignon, ErikaFamily type will vary according to world region (57).
Bourguignon, ErikaRule of descent will vary according to world region (57).
Bourguignon, ErikaMarriage rule will vary according to world region (57).
Bourguignon, ErikaMarital residence will vary according to world region (58).
Bourguignon, ErikaRestrictions on cousin marriage will vary according to world region (58).
Bourguignon, ErikaPrevalence of bride price and bride service will vary according to world region (59).
Bourguignon, ErikaPremarital female sex restrictions will vary by world region (59).
Bourguignon, ErikaDuration of postpartum sex taboo will vary according to world region (59).
Bourguignon, ErikaSegregation of adolescent boys will vary according to world region (65).
Bourguignon, ErikaPrevalence of male genital mutilation will vary according to world region (65).
Bourguignon, ErikaThe skills emphasized by different games will vary according to world region (65).
Murdock, George PeterIn societies with mother-child households the father's relationship to the child is more remote than in societies with other household types. However, mother-child households are concentrated in Negro-Africa and in Negro tribes in the Cirum-Mediterranean (276-278)

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