Social Practice and Shared History, Not Social Scale, Structure Cross-Cultural Complexity in Kinship Systems
Topics in Cognitive Science • Vol/Iss. . • Wiley Periodicals, Inc. • • Published In • Pages: 1-22 •
By Rácz, Péter, Passmore, Sam, Jordan, Fiona M.
Hypothesis
Simpler kinship systems are positively correlated with extensive agriculture (10).
Note
Robust predictors = (-1.5>z>1.5).
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | Not Supported | z-score = 0.285 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Extensive agriculture | Independent | Tillage |
| Complexity of kinship system | Dependent | Kinship Terminology |