Average Community Size

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Ember, MelvinOn the origin and extension of the incest taboo
Frederic L. PryorEconomic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Ember, MelvinInbreeding theory suggests that societies with smaller average communities are less likely to permit cousin marriage than societies with larger average communities.
Frederic L. PryorAgricultural economy type (Herding-Plus, Egalitarian, Individualistic, or Semi-Marketized) will be associated with the presence of certain demographic and environmental characteristics. (111)

Associated OCMs

  1. settlement patterns
  2. community structure