Brideswealth and brideservice as instruments of parental choice

The imposition of bridewealth and brideservice are used by parents to aid in their selection of a son-in-law (91).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
No Formal Test	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Brideservice	Dependent	Mode Of Marriage
Bridewealth	Dependent	Mode Of Marriage

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	2017	Type of initiation ceremony will vary with bridewealth	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2010	In societies practicing bridewealth, men will dominate marriage arrangements (206)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2010	Agropastoral societies are more likely to have bridewealth than brideservice, gift exchange, or wealth transfer (211)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1972	". . . substantial bridewealth will be found more often in societies with husband authority, and . . . token bridewealth, or none, will be found in the other types" (21)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Saucier, Jean-Francois	1972	"Long postpartum taboo will be more frequent in societies requiring bridewealth or exchange of a female relative to obtain a wife" (243)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author