Deliberate instruction and household structure: a cross-cultural study

Harvard Educational Review • Published In • Pages: 301-342 •
By Herzog, John D.

Hypothesis

"When some form of instruction is offered, Type II [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of of residence] is employed by extended and nuclear societies, . . ." (319)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testSupportedp<.005UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Extended HouseholdAssociationHousehold
Nuclear HouseholdAssociationNuclear Family
Type Of InstructionAssociationEducation System

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Herzog, John D."Mother-child and polygynous societies are somewhat more likely than nuclear and extended to employ concurrently both Type II and Type III instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence and deliberate instruction by non-kin with change of residence]" (319)
Herzog, John D."Among all societies with a low degree of political integration, only those with extended households tend to employ Type II instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence] at least as often as they employ no instruction at all" (327)
Herzog, John D.". . . nuclear societies of low political complexity are significantly less likely than other societies to employ either Type II or Type III instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence and deliberate instruction by non-kin with change of residence]" (329)
Herzog, John D."The table shows that nuclear household societies with a high degree of complexity do not involve their women in subsistence pursuits, and at the same time employ Type II instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence]; it shows the reverse for nuclear societies with low complexity" (332)
Herzog, John D."Politically complex societies, no matter their household type, tend to use deliberate instruction; politically simple societies get along without it" (319)