Individual Mate Choice in an Arranged Marriage Context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultural Sample
Evolutionary Psychological Science • Vol/Iss. 3(3) • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 193-200 •
By Apostolou, Menelaos
Hypothesis
Subsistence type and marriage type will affect attitudes towards rape; this relationship will differ between societies where arranged marriages are prevalent and societies where it is not (p.195)."
Note
Rape was strongly disapproved of in about 46% of societies, and accepted or ignored in about 23% (similar figures for arranged marriage societies) (p.198). "There was only one significant odds ratio which indicated that agropastoral, as opposed to foraging societies, were 14.1 times more likely to classify as 'Strongly disapproved' than as 'Accepted/Ignored' (p.198)."
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multinomial logistic regression | Partial | Marriage type not significant, Subsistence type p=0.051 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Arranged Marriage | Control | Arranging A Marriage |
| Marriage Type | Independent | Arranging A Marriage, Mode Of Marriage, Regulation Of Marriage |
| Subsistence Type | Independent | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Production And Supply |
| Attitudes toward rape | Dependent | Sex And Marital Offenses |