[4] Cultural Distance:
Ethnographic Atlas – db of cultural traits for over 1200 cultural groups
(Kirby, et al., 2016; Gray, 1999)
10 categories of traits:
Subsistence (11) – e.g., major crop
Labor (24) – e.g., age or occupational specialization
Gender (15) – e.g., differences in skills
Kinship-Marriage (28) – e.g., transactions at marriage, marital residence with kin
Politics (12) – e.g., political succession, castes
Wealth/Property (44) – e.g., economy type, inheritance
Ritual (7) – e.g., religion
Community organization (26) – e.g., class differentiation, political succession
Housing (11) – e.g., materials, layout
Ecology (6) – e.g., domestic animals, agriculture