Resource Unpredictability, mistrust, and war: a cross-cultural study
The Journal of Conflict Resolution • Vol/Iss. 36 • Published In • Pages: 242-262 •
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin
Hypothesis
A short supply of women will be positively associated with the frequency of warfare--Divale and Harris (251)
Note
Tested only for societies with only local political organization; Results tend to be in the opposite direction to those predicted
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric analysis of variance | Not Supported | above .10 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Warfare, Frequency Of | Dependent | Ingroup Antagonisms, Instigation Of War, Warfare |
Women, Lack Thereof | Independent | Composition Of Population |