Predictors of Land Privatization: Cross-Cultural Tests of Defendability and Resource Stress Theory

American Anthropologist Vol/Iss. 122(4) American Anthropological Association Arlington, VA Published In Pages: 745-758
By Ember, Carol R., Adem, Terferi Abate, Brougham, Tahlisa, Pitek, Emily

Hypothesis

In societies with nonpermanent settlements, famines will be negatively associated with communal property

Note

The correlation was significant in the opposite direction

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Gamma/RhoNot supportedp<0.10gamma=0.343, rho=0.401Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Property SystemDependent variableProperty System
Rate of famineIndependent variableDisasters