Parental choice: what parents want in a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law across 67 pre-industrial societies

Parents tend to prefer individuals with traits beneficial to them and their kin (697).

Several character traits were tested, including good character, good family background, industrious, and good worker.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of percentages	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Character Traits Of Potential In-laws	Independent	Basis Of Marriage, Regulation Of Marriage
Parental Preference	Dependent	Basis Of Marriage, Regulation Of Marriage

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Apostolou, Menelaos	2010	Parents will value traits differently in son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws (697).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2010	Parental preferences will vary according to the subsistence type of a given society (697).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Apostolou, Menelaos	2008	The imposition of bridewealth and brideservice are used by parents to aid in their selection of a son-in-law (91).	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sweetser, Dorrian Apple	1966	"Residence proved to be unrelated to avoidance [of parents-in-law] by either husband or wife" (313)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sweetser, Dorrian Apple	1966	"Men avoid their parents-in-law in societies with a strong lineal emphasis but which have fragmented and impermanent family groups" (313)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author