Cultural correlates of the regulation of premarital sex behavior

Process and Pattern in Culture: Essays in Honor of Julian H. Steward Aldine Chicago Published In Pages: 399-410
By Murdock, George Peter

Hypothesis

"Complexity of techniques in subsistence economy . . . favors the development of restrictive norms of premarital sex behavior" (402)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Premarital Sex NormsDependentPremarital Sex Relations
Subsistence EconomyIndependentProduction And Supply