Kin Groups

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Davis, William N.A cross-cultural study of drunkenness
Goody, JackBridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia
Bourguignon, ErikaA cross-cultural study of dissociational states

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Davis, William N."Matrilineal kin groups were inconsistent. But, cognatic groups tended toward high drunkenness while patrilineal groups were definitely associated with low drunkenness" (35)
Davis, William N."In short, those kin groups that are generally high in drunkenness are also prone to gratify strongly the needs of their young children" (47)
Davis, William N."Bilateral and cognatic kin . . . are highly indulgent to young children, reject an adult's dependency needs, and furthermore greatly emphasize adult achievement. These conditions seem ideal for the development of a 'child-adult' conflict, and the latter should be reflected, as indeed it is, in a high frequency of drunkenness" (50-51)
Goody, JackThe incidence of bridewealth decreases along a kin group scale with highest incidence in patrilineal and then double descent kin groups, matrilineal kin groups, and finally lowest incidence in bilateral groups. The less frequent marriage transactions, dowry and gift exchange, are not associated with any particular kin group. Absence of any transactions is related to kin groups in the reverse order of the bridewealth-kin group relationship (51)
Bourguignon, ErikaTrance types will be associated with societal characteristics (47-68).

Associated OCMs

  1. residence
  2. kin groups
  3. rule of descent