No universals in the cultural evolution of kinship terminology

Evolutionary Human Sciences • Vol/Iss. 2 • The Cambridge University Press • • Published In • Pages: e42 •
By Passmore, Sam, Jordan, Fiona M.

Hypothesis

Change in kinship terminologies will be universally predicted by common ancestry.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Bayesian phylogenetic modelsNot supportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Kinship terminologiesDependentKinship Terminology
Common ancestryIndependentKin Relationships, Lineages