Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses
HRAF Press • New Haven, CT • Published In • Pages: 126 •
By Sipes, Richard G.
Hypothesis
Desire to keep women home will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (60).
Note
Desire to keep women home is measured as a composite of 10 variables, including keeping married and unmarried women of child-bearing and post-menopausal age at home, denial of local day and distant/overnight work and the right to work away from the home of male relations to unmarried women, and denial of the right to work away from husband to married women.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma | Not supported* | p = 0.10 | gamma = -0.28 | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Population Growth Rate | Dependent | Population |
| Desire to Keep Women Home | Independent | Norms, Gender Status |