Male dominance and female autonomy: domestic authority in matrilineal societies
HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Schlegel, Alice
Hypothesis
"Disruption of marriage and divorce are also closely associated with the authority patterns. In both Brother Dominant and Neither Dominant societies, the stable figure tends to be the woman, with the husband leaving in case of divorce" (85)
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of contingency | Supported | p<.01 | .40 | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
---|---|---|
Divorce | UNKNOWN | Termination Of Marriage |
Domestic Authority Type | UNKNOWN | Household |