Role differentiation in the nuclear family:  a comparative study

". . . Malinowski's hypothesis . . . states that we expect all matrilineal cases to show both father and mother [have] expressive [roles]" (329)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of raw scores	Not Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Matrilineality	Independent	Rule Of Descent
Role Differentiation	Dependent	Household, Family Relationships

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Zelditch, Morris	1955	". . . in patrilineal, bilateral, and dual descent cases . . . we would expect that the father would take the instrumental role" (335)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greenbaum, Lenora	1973	Possession trance will be more prevalent among societies with greater role and structure differentiation (54).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Zelditch, Morris	1955	". . . the effect of focus on mother's descent group does not reverse the allocation of roles in the nuclear family" (335)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Zelditch, Morris	1955	"A breakdown of the instrumental role into provision [economic support] and socialization functions [in matrilineal cases shows that] . . . the husband-father [not the mother's brother] is generally held responsible for the support of his own wife and children" (330)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Crano, Joel	1975	"If . . . males have assumed the role of instrumental specialist within the family, then women's contribution to the subsistence economy should be minimal" (17)	Not Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author