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Warfare induces post-marital residence change.
Jiří C Moravec1, Stephen Marsland2, Murray P Cox1
1Statistics and Bioinformatics Group, School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Te Pūnaha Matatini, New Zealand Complex Systems Research Centre, Centre of Research Excellence, New Zealand.
Journal of Theoretical Biology
|May 7, 2019
Summary
Warfare can influence post-marital residence practices, like patrilocal or matrilocal residence. However, widespread change requires specific conditions and additional factors beyond just conflict.
Area of Science:
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Computational Social Science
Background:
- Post-marital residence rules dictate where couples live after marriage, with patrilocal and matrilocal residence being common.
- Despite social pressure, post-marital residence patterns exhibit unexpected dynamism over time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of warfare in driving changes in post-marital residence practices.
- To explore the conditions under which warfare-induced residence changes propagate across communities.
Main Methods:
- Development of an agent-based model incorporating theories on post-marital residence change.
- Focus on modeling the impact of warfare on residence dynamics.
Main Results:
- Warfare can trigger shifts in post-marital residence, but propagation is limited to specific conditions.
- Widespread change necessitates additional factors, such as sex-biased labor divisions.
Conclusions:
- Warfare is an important catalyst for changing post-marital residence norms.
- Shifting residence states typically requires a confluence of interacting forces, not solely warfare.
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