On the incompatibility of duty and affection: a note on the role of the mother's brother

This article discusses the role of the mother's brother. Results suggest that role of the mother's brother is associated with descent and residence.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)

Hypotheses (2)
Hypothesis	Supported
"[In patrilocal societies, and also in matrilocal societies,] the proportion of societies with a distinctive role for the mother's brother . . . increase[d] as the lineal-emphasis scale scores increased . . ." (1012)	Supported
"[In societies where] jural authority [is] in the hands of the father or his lineage . . . mother's brother [will have] an unequivocally male-mother role [indulgent]" [This hypothesis is taken from Homans and Schneider] (1010)	Not Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas Megan Farrer