A cross-cultural test of Collins’ theory of sexual stratification

Journal of Marriage and the Family • Vol/Iss. 44 • Published In • Pages: 675-684 •
By Johnson, G. David, Hendrix, Lewellyn

Abstract

This article tests Randall Collin's 1975 theory that political-economic factors, rather than family/kinship factors, predict the degree of sexual stratification in a given society. A multivariate model is tested and findings contradict the theory.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)Other Researcherssubsample of 74 cases used

Hypotheses (4)

HypothesisSupported
Economic complexity, food surplus, social stratification, and political organization will be positively associated with levels of sexual dominance (679)Partially supported
Marriage payments, patrilineal descent, patrilocal residence, extended family forms and importance of inheritance rules will be positively associated with sexual dominance (679)Partially supported
Controlling on economic and political factors, the effect of marital residence and descent on sexual dominance will approach zero (679)Not Supported
Controlling on marital residence and descent, the effect of economic and political factors to sexual dominance will approach zero (680)Partially supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings  Tahlisa Brougham