Respect for the elderly in preindustrial societies as related to their activity

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 16 • Published In 1981 • Pages: 307-339 •

By McArdle, Joan L., Yeracaris, Constantine

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between respect for the elderly and their socially valued activities. Support is found for this association under certain conditions: it is significant with independent families in societies with no belief in a single god and absence of slavery. Theories of disengagement and activity among the elderly are also discussed, and the authors propose that they be considered as a continuum.

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Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)	Researchers Own

Hypotheses (4)
Hypothesis	Supported
Among independent families, there is an association between respect for the elderly and their socially valued activities (320).	Supported
In societies without slavery, there is an association between respect for the elderly and their socially valued activities (320).	Supported
In societies where there is no belief in a single authoritarian god, there is an association between respect for the elderly and their socially valued activities (320).	Supported
Societal respect for the elderly will be associated with the social value of their activity (312, 320).	Supported

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Respect for the elderly in preindustrial societies as related to their activity

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By McArdle, Joan L., Yeracaris, Constantine

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Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 16 • Published In 1981 • Pages: 307-339 •