Description: Murdock, G. P., & Provost, C. (1973). Measurement of cultural complexity. Ethnology, 12(4), 379-392.
| Code # | Code |
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| 1 | Egalitarian |
| 2 | Hereditary slavery |
| 3 | 2 social classes, no castes/slavery |
| 4 | 2 social classes, castes/slavery |
| 5 | 3 social classes or castes, with or without slavery |
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1 | Egalitarian | 65 |
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2 | Hereditary slavery | 52 |
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3 | 2 social classes, no castes/slavery | 19 |
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4 | 2 social classes, castes/slavery | 20 |
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5 | 3 social classes or castes, w/ or w/out slavery | 30 |
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