Monopolization of information and female status: a cross-cultural test

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 37 Published In Pages: 81-86
By Artemova, Olga, Korotayev, Andrey V.

Hypothesis

Monopolization of politically important information is correlated with a double standard in regard to extramarital sex (83)

Note

Women are more likely than men to be severely punished for extramarital sex in societies with higher monopolization of information.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Goodman and Kruskal's gamma, Spearman’s rhoSupportedUNKNOWN?= -.48, p= .066 ; ? = -.38, p =.046One-tailed