An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth:  a cross-cultural study of feuding

". . . the higher the level of political complexity the less frequently feuding is found" (1476)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Phi coefficient	Not Supported	above .10	.00	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Feuding	Dependent	Ingroup Antagonisms
Political Complexity	Independent	Territorial Organization

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Otterbein, Keith F.	1965	"If political complexity has any influence on feuding, there should be a higher correlation between presence of fraternal interest groups and feuding in societies with a low level of political integration than in societies [with] a high level of political integration" (1476)	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Otterbein, Keith F.	1965	"It is only in societies with a high level of political integration that there are officials who have the power to intervene [to prevent feuding when the society is threatened by war]" (1478)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Otterbein, Keith F.	1965	". . . societies with fraternal interest groups are more likely to have feuding than societies without fraternal interest groups" (1473)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Otterbein, Keith F.	1965	". . . societies with fraternal interest groups are more likely to have feuding than societies without fraternal interest groups" (1473-1474)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Otterbein, Keith F.	1965	". . . societies which frequently engage in war with their neighbors are less likely to have feuding than societies which have peaceful external relations" (1477)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author