Death symbolism in matrilineal societies

Matrilineal societies will be more likely to believe in ancestral spirits (156).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher’s exact test	Supported	p<.02	`UNKNOWN`	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Ancestral Spirits	Dependent	Cult Of The Dead
Descent	Independent	Rule Of Descent

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Matlock, James G.	1995	Retested Somersan's hypothesis that matrilineal societies would be characterized by death symbolism (ancestral spirit and reincarnation beliefs).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Matlock, James G.	1995	Unilineal societies will be positively associated with prominent beliefs in ancestral spirits and reincarnation (170)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
White, Claire	2022	Societies will believe that ancestral spirits are more concerned in the living’s interaction with the spirits rather than the living’s interactions with each other.	Support claimed	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
White, Claire	2022	Small-scale societies will believe that ancestral spirits are capable of harming the living.	Support claimed	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
White, Claire	2022	The living believe they can prevent harm from ancestral spirits.	Support claimed	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author