Household structure and socialization practices

Journal of Social Psychology • Vol/Iss. 3 • Published In • Pages: 293-294 •
By Munroe, Ruth H., Munroe, Robert L.

Hypothesis

Multifamily households will be positively associated with permissiveness in child socialization (p. 293).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationSupportedp<.002? =.35UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Household TypeIndependentHousehold
PermissivenessDependentSocialization, Techniques Of Socialization

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Prothro, E. TerryFindings: A factor analysis of permissiveness yielded three unrelated factors. Factor 2 in the permissiveness factor analysis "orality-sexuality", loaded heavily and positively on oral and dependence explanations for illness and oral socialization anxiety. This factor loaded heavily and negatively on initial oral indulgence and sexual socialization anxiety (152)
Prothro, E. TerryFindings: A factor analysis of permissiveness yielded three unrelated factors. Factor 3 in the permissiveness factor analysis, "independence-anality" factor, loaded heavily and positively on anal socialization anxiety and age at independence socialization. This factor loads heavily and negatively on initial anal indulgence (152)
Schlegel, AliceWomen’s contribution to subsistence will be positively associated with polygyny, exogamy, bridewealth, postpartum sex taboo, girls’ socialization for industriousness, positive evaluation of females, and premarital sexual permissiveness (145-7)
Prothro, E. TerryFindings: A factor analysis of permissiveness yielded three unrelated factors. Factor 1, "aggression-hypochondria" loaded heavily and positively on sexual and aggression anxiety, anal and aggression illness explanations, and fear of human beings. This factor loaded heavily and negatively on initial indulgence for aggression (152)
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and members of child's descent group (vs. by parents and nondescent group members) will be positively associated with extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance