A cross-cultural study of gender status

Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology • Vol/Iss. 8 • Published In • Pages: 16-21 •
By Hope, Christine A., Stover, Ronald G.

Abstract

This article introduces an index containing information that is accessible, applicable to many societies, and pertinent to male/female differences associated with various aspects of life. While hypotheses are not formally presented, the names of the cultures in the index are specified as is an example of the type of status analyses that the index can be used for.

Note

Part of the "status" module.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)Researchers Ownsubset published by Textor (1967) in Cross-Cultural Summary

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
Animal husbandry and intensive agriculture are positively associated with favoritism toward the male (18)Claimed supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Jessie Cohen  Tahlisa Brougham