A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

In societies where full-time entrepreneurs are present, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (242, 136).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact test	Supported	.032	Phi = .327	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Polygynous Marriage	Association	Polygamy
Entrepreneur Presence	Association	Individual Enterprise

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Whiting, John W.M.	1968	"Polygynous form of marriage can be predicted from a curvilinear floor plan" (130)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies with extreme boastfulness, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (251, 474).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies where the incidence of personal crime is low, polygynous marriage will be less common or occasional (242, 148).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies with high rates of punishment for abortion, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 295).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies with high rates of sex anxiety, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 398).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author