Militarist, marxian, and non-marxian materialist theories of gender inequality: a cross-cultural test

Social Forces • Vol/Iss. 83 • Published In • Pages: 1425-1441 •
By Sanderson, Stephen K., Heckert, D. Alex, Dubrow, Joshua K.

Hypothesis

Social stratification, class stratification, subsistence type, intensity of cultivation, use of plow, patrilineality, and patrilocality/virilocality will be positively associated with gender inequality, and female contribution to agriculture will be negatively associated with gender inequality (1427, 1438).

Note

Frequency of warfare, internal warfare, external warfare, female economic control, and female contribution to subsistence were not significant in this model.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
multiple regressionSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Contribution To AgricultureIndependentDivision Of Labor By Gender
Gender InequalityDependentGender Status
Intensity Of CultivationIndependentTillage
PatrilinealityIndependentRule Of Descent
PlowIndependentTillage
ResidenceIndependentResidence
StratificationIndependentClasses
Subsistence TypeIndependentAnnual Cycle, Diet