Data quality and modes of marriage: some holocultural evidence of systematic errors

Schaefer, James Michael; Evascu, Thomas L.

Data quality and modes of marriage: some holocultural evidence of systematic errors

Behavior Science Research • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 25-37 •

By Schaefer, James Michael, Evascu, Thomas L.

Hypothesis

An ordered category of mode of marriage (from gift exchange to dowry) will be associated with general scales of evolution (subisstence type, societal complexity, and settlement pattern).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Kendall’s coefficient of concordance; Gamma	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Mode Of Marriage	Dependent	Mode Of Marriage
Settlement Pattern	Independent	Settlement Patterns
Societal Complexity	Independent	`NONE`
Subsistence Type	Independent	Diet

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Evascu, Thomas L.	1975	"Results . . . support expected relationships between subsistence type and societal differentiation and [between]subsistence type and settlement pattern" (150, 156, 159)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bourguignon, Erika	1968	Trance types will be associated with societal characteristics (47-68).	supported	14	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Osmond, Marie W.	1969	"The limited family [nuclear, stem and lineal] is found with complexity of economy, of stratification, and of settlement pattern; this type of family is associated with monogamous marriage and small family size" (304)	Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Osmond, Marie W.	1965	"Monogamy is significantly related to a greater degree of societal complexity than is polygyny. . . . The organizational pattern most characteristic of polygynous societies can be noted as relatively intermediate in complexity rather than very simple" (15)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Osmond, Marie W.	1965	"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)	Supported	5	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Data quality and modes of marriage: some holocultural evidence of systematic errors

Behavior Science Research • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 25-37 • Cite

By Schaefer, James Michael, Evascu, Thomas L.

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Behavior Science Research • Vol/Iss. 11 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 25-37 •