White-Veit EthnoAtlas c1999

White-Veit EthnoAtlas

by Douglas R. White and Cynthia Veit - U.C. Irvine
(c)1999 Douglas R. White :- Maps from DRW's MAPTAB program using data published in the journal World Cultures
INTERNET INFORMATION:

Standard Cross-Cultural Sample: largely preindustrial societies
Using the Index of Variables
Guide to Variables by Spss Files
note: in all the maps, the small red dots are missing data and absences of traits, if coded zero, are not shown. Publication of the maps is dedicated to the enriching classrooms for cross-cultural study.

VARIABLES SHOWN IN THE MAPS, Organized by Topics:

CONFLICT

Conflict Resolution/Initiation

Commencement of War v896

Conclusion of War v897

Cross-Cutting Ties v788

Loyalty to the Wider Society v779

Political Participation v765

Loyalty to the Local Community v778

Types of Cross-Cutting Ties:Kinship Organizations cutting across Communities v790

Types of Cross-Cutting Ties: Ritual Organizations v792

Conflict Management in Local Community: Dominant Mode v769

Military Expectations I v899

Some External War v1120

Military Expectations II v900

Ritual Warfare v573

Trophies and Honors (Including Captives for Sacrifice) v913

Additional Wives or Concubines from Slavery or Capture in Warfare(Note:See Codebook) v870

Form of Military Mobilization (Otterbein 1970) v894

Acquisition of Land:Fields,Hunting/Fishing Territories, Pastures v911

Plundering (Including Captives for Slaves,Hostages,Adoption)v912

Collection of Tribute v910

External War Only (Ott.) v1119

Subjugation of Territory or People v909

Political Entities Conquored, Colonized or Displaced in last 100 Years v1087

Acceptability of Violence toward People of Other Societies v783

Hostility toward Other Societies v780

Value of War:Violence/War Against Non-Members of the Group v907

Prestige Associated with Being a Soldier or Warrior v903

Rewards (Special Gifts,praises,or ceremonies, not including ritual purification for a man who has killed an enemy in battle or otherwise shown skill in war) v905

Warfare & Violence: Attitudes and Behaviors v1243

External Warfare (with other societies) v774

Frequency of External War-Attacking v892

Some External War (Ott:143-49 Variables 5,6) v1120

Resort to Physical Force by Disputants in settling disputes, Exclusive of Police or institutionalized force v770

Acceptability of Violence toward Members of the Local Community v781

Acceptability of Violence toward Members of the Same Society, but outside the Local Community v782

Did Members of the Society Expect Violence to Solve Their Problems v906

Revised Marriage Transactions v1240

Conflict between Communities of the Same Society v768

Internal Warfare (with other Societies)v773

Conflict (Social or Political) in Local Community v767

Moderate or Frequent Interpersonal Violence v666

Frequency of Internal War v891

Frequency of Intercommunity Armed Conflict v693

Warfare or Fighting v679

Warfare Mortality v1116

Internal Warfare or Feuding v1117

Leadership during battle v902

Litigation:Use of third parties offering binding decisions, with or without formal court systems v772

Decision to Engage in War v895

Military Expectations II v900

Conflict management in Local Community: Dominant Mode v769

Form of Military Mobilization v894

Military success: is political community/cultural unit winning or losing in the long run (Otterbein) v908

Aggressive defense (pre-emptive attack if enemy thought about to attack) v916

Pacification by Date of Observation v1118

Casualty rate v901

Participation of Women in External War v584

FREQUENCY OF RAPE v174

MALE SEXUAL AGGRESSIVENESS v175

Rape: Incidents reports,or thought of as means of punishment women, or part of ceremony v667

Non-Normative Rape:Unchosen Genital Contact, Socially Disapproved v1179

Normative Rape: Unchosen Genital Contact, Socially Approved v1180

Marital (Normative) Rape v1181

Exchange (Normative) Rape v1182

Punitive (Normative)Rape v1183

Theft (Normative) Rape v1184

Ceremonial (Normative)Rape v1185

Status (Normative) Rape v1186

Unclassifiable Normative Rape v1187

Society was Conquored, Colonized or Displaced by political entities in last 100 Years prior to observation (note earlier conquest)v1090

Number or Type of Turbulent Changes v1112

Societal Migration or Relocation in Past 100 years v1100

Frequency of successful expansions into this society in past 100 years v1091

Frequency of external war-being attacked v893

DATA QUALITY and OBSERVERS

Sex of Coders v716

Number of Sources Consulted v717

Number of Authorities Consulted v718

Total Pages in Sources Consulted v719

Sex of Authorities v720

Nationality of Authorities v721

Occupation of Authorities v722

Formal Fieldwork Training of Authorities v723

Knowledge of Native Language v724

Total Periods of Fieldwork v725

Code Assessment of Data Quality v797

Date of Publication v798

Number of Pages in the Book v799

Number of Pages Related to Child Training Practice v800

Proportion of Book Devoted to Child Training v801

Year Fieldwork Began v802

Total Months of Fieldwork v803

Age of Informants v804

Sex of Informants v805

Number of Informants v806

Repeated Observation of Different Families' Socialization Practices v807

Use of Multiple Informants to Collect Data on Child Rearing v808

Use of Tests (e.g., Rorschach, Tat, sentence completion, I.Q.) v809

Number of Verification Efforts v811

Language Familiarity v812

Community Involvement v813

Adequacy of HRAF Files v837

DATES

Anthropological Present v726

Pinpointing Date by Millenium v838

Pinpointing Date by Decade v839

Settlement Size

COMMUNITY SIZE v63

Population density v64

Mean size of local communities v235

Systematic Absences of Married Males (Military service,Labor elsewhere, Extended trade expeditions, etc.) v715

Depopulation v1121

log10 of Total Population v1122

Population Density v1130

Population Density Data Quality: Inference v1131

Adult Mobility v786

Contact with Other Societies v787

Leishmanias v1253

Trypanosomes v1254

Schistosomes v1256

Spirochetes v1258

Total pathogen stress v1260

DIVISION OF LABOR:

cooking,fire tending 1592,-1614
by Age, Occup Spec

age or occupational specialization in metal working v254

age of occupational specialization in weaving v255

age or occupational specialization in leather working v256

age of occupational specialization in pottery making v257

age of occupational specialization in boat building v258

age of occupational specialization in house construction v259

age of occupational specialization in gathering v265

age or occupational specialization in hunting v266

age of occupational specialization in fishing v267

age of occupational specialization in animal husbandry - agriculture (not coded) v268

eggs, insects, and/or small land fauna v100

shellfish/small aquatic fauna v101

large land fauna v106

large aquatic fauna v107

land clearance v108

soil preparation v109

crop tending v111

harvesting v112

small domestic animals v113

large domestic animals v114

butchering v117

preservation v118

mining/quarrying v122

fuel gathering v123

water fetching v125

loom weaving v128

basketmaking v132

rope or cardage v133

musical instruments v141

laundering v143

bodily mutilation v144

bonesetting/surgery v145

burden carrying v146

boatbuilding v147

housebuilding v148

sex differences in metal working v248

sex differences in weaving v249

sex differences in leather working v250

sex differences in pottery making v251

sex differences in boat building v252

sex differences in house construction v253

sex differences in gathering v260

sex differences in hunting v261

sex differences in fishing v262

sex differences in animal husbandry v263

sex differences in agriculture v264

Domestic Work v595

Contribution of the Sexes to Agriculture v733

Contribution of the Sexes to Animal Husbandry v734

Contribution of the Sexes to Fishing, Shellfishing, and Marine Hunting v735

Contribution of the Sexes to Hunting and Gathering v736

Relative Contribution of the Sexes to Handicrafts and Manufacture v737

Percent Female Contribution to Agriculture v821

Percent Female Contribution to Domestic v248

sex differences in weaving v249

sex differences in leather working v250

sex differences in pottery making v251

ENVIRONMENT, IDENTIFIERS:

Climate, Potentials

Agricultural Potential v926

Climate Niche Temperature v854

EXPRESSIVE CULTURE:

Beauty standards

Female Body Type considered Attractive v1248

Evil Eye Belief v1189

Sex of Gods/Spirits v576

Mythical Founders v577

Major/minor Religion v713

Shaman-Healers v880

Sorcerer-Witches v883

Father's role with children

Slavery, Stratification, Complexity

Urbanization v152

Social Stratification v158

INHERITANCE, OWNERSHIP 278,-281,590,-594,628,704
KINSHIP:

Cousins, Endogamy 72,219,220,227,-230 Divorce and Remarriage

Divorce: Attitudes v743

Divorce: Frequency v744

View of men's dominance over wives v621

Marriage Arrangements v739

Hu-Wife Eating Arrangements v752

Wife-Beating v754

Marriage Payments v1271 (v208)

Marriage Payments v1273-Improved (v208)

Marriage Payments v605

EA Marriage Transactions, Primary (Recoding variable 208) Practice v1238

Revised Marriage Transactions v1240

Revised Marriage Transactions v1241

Cultural Basis of Polygyny v860

Decision-Making, Law, Leadership and Succession, Loyalty, Power

Succession to Local Office v71

SEX, REPRODUCTION:

Attitudes & Behavior 159,-178, 240,282, 563,-567, 596,-602, 671,672, 827,-830, 938,-940, 958,-967

Sex dangerous v161

Premarital Sex Attitudes v165

Premarital Sex Frequency v166

Extramarital Sex - Male Frequency v169

Homosexuality v176

Harem Size v1133

Agents & Techniques II 387,-433 Agents & Techniques III 437,-480
Infancy & Early Childhood 23,-60, 241,242, 613,614
Initiations & Adolescence 529,-560, 561,562, 623, 694,695, 831,832, 936,-938
Initiation Ceremonies

Adolescent Initiations v531

Boys Initiations v529

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION:

In process VARIABLES WITH INSUFFICIENT CASES:

Agriculture Data Quality 925,927,930
Data Quality 809,810
Socialization 986,987, 989,990, 992,-995,997,-999,1001,1003,-1005
WS Economic Linkages 1024,1034,1038,1053,1056,1059,1061,-1065
WS Turbulent Change 1108

List of Variables organized by Spss Datafiles site under construction