Song as a measure of culture

Folk Song Style and Culture • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Washington, D.C. • Published In • Pages: 117-169 •
By Lomax, Alan

Hypothesis

"Tonal cohesiveness and tonal relaxation . . . [and] polyphony in female choruses rise in direct proportion to the degree of feminine involvement in subsistence labor" (167-168)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedp<.001.59UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Cohesive ChorusDependentMusic
PolyphonyDependentMusic
Tonal Relaxation In SongDependentMusic
Women's Contribution To SubsistenceIndependentDivision Of Labor By Gender