A cross-cultural study

Society and Drugs • Vol/Iss. 1 • Jossey-Bass • San Francisco • Published In • Pages: 135-186 •
By Blum, Richard H.

Hypothesis

"When individual rights in real property and rules for inheritance are present, then: [use of tobacco occurs; and cultures disapprove of tobacco use]" (166)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.10UNKNOWNTwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Individual Rights In Real PropertyIndependentReal Property
Inheritance RulesIndependentInheritance
Tobacco UseDependentRecreational And Non-therapeutic Drugs

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Rosenblatt, Paul C.Ritual specialists are more likely to be present in large scale societies with relatively permanent communities and in societies with rules for inheritance of real property. The importance of ritual specialists correlates negatively with temporary or permanent camp abandonment following a typical adult death (151)
Dirks, Robert"Where direct entitlements are individualized, the risk of famine will be greater than where ownerships extend across a broad corporate base" (44).
Frederic L. PryorSocieties depending on agriculture for primary subsistence can be divided into distinct economic groups based on significant positive associations with varying institutions of property and distribution. (102)
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCertain characteristics of societies will be significantly correlated in the same direction with both Simmons' (137) and Murdock's (1967) measures of private property ownership.
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterSimmons' measures of private property will be significantly correlated (in the same direction) with Murdock's measures of private property