Political power and information:  a cross-cultural study

Wirsing, Rolf

Political power and information: a cross-cultural study

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 75 • Published In 1973 • Pages: 153-170 •

By Wirsing, Rolf

Hypothesis

"The degree of power exercised by the maximal political authority is dependent on the number of structural levels of political teams within a political system" (157-158)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Gamma	Supported	p<.001	.94	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Degree Of Political Power	Dependent	Political Behavior
Political Teams	Independent	Political Behavior

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Dirks, Robert	1988	"The greater the limitations society places on the open expression of opposition, the more likely the occurrence of annual rituals of conflict" (857).	Not Supported	5	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ross, Marc Howard	1988	Concentration of political power will be negatively associated with adults' political involvement in preindustrial societies (80).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Alford, Richard	1987	Protective-derogatory naming will be positively associated with societal size, complexity, and stratification (64).	Supported	16	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Low, Bobbi S.	1992	Matrilineality and double descent will be associated with women's overt political power (70).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Abrahamson, Mark	1969	"Political complexity is directly related to the degree of external threat" (693)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Political power and information: a cross-cultural study

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 75 • Published In 1973 • Pages: 153-170 • Cite

By Wirsing, Rolf

Hypothesis

Test

Variables

Related Hypotheses

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 75 • Published In 1973 • Pages: 153-170 •