Polygamy

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Becker, BastianThe colonial struggle over polygamy: Consequences for educational expansion in sub-Saharan Africa
Guiliano, Paola Understanding cultural persistence and change
Surowiec, AlexandraA worldwide view of matriliny: using cross-cultural analyses to shed light on human kinship systems

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Surowiec, AlexandraMatriliny/matrilocality is associated with polygamy.
Becker, BastianPresence of polygamy will be negatively correlated with primary school completion and literacy rates in the immediate proximity of missions.
Becker, BastianDifferences in primary school completion and literacy rates between polygamous and non-polygamous societies will disappear with greater distance from missions.
Becker, BastianPresence of a mission in a polygamous society will be negatively correlated with primary school completion and literacy rates.
Guiliano, Paola The persistence of female gender attitudes, practice of consanguineous marriage, and practice of polygamy will be weaker in countries with greater ancestral climatic instability.

Associated OCMs

  1. polygamy