Ecology, Social Structure, and Blood Feud1
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavior Science Research
- Vol. 21 (1-4) , 160-181
- https://doi.org/10.1177/106939718702100107
Abstract
Cross-cultural research has indicated a correlation between social structural indicators of close-knit networks and feud. It has been argued by other investigators that such a relationship is spurious and that ecological variables account for the covariation. This spuriousness hypothesis is tested, employing ecological measures from the Ethno graphic Atlas and two foraging indicators derived from theoretical ecology. A conditional model is found to account for the relationship between ecology, feud, and social structure.Keywords
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