A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

HRAF Press New Haven, Connecticut Published In Pages: ??
By Textor, Robert B.

Hypothesis

In societies where wife-lending or wife-exchange is common, polygyny will be prevalent (243, 279).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher's Exact TestSupportedp = .048Phi = .553Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
PolygynyAssociationPolygamy
Wife-Lending/Exchange AssociationExtramarital Sex Relations