Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses

HRAF Press New Haven, CT Published In Pages: 126
By Sipes, Richard G.

Hypothesis

Discussion of sex in mixed company will be negatively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (68).

Note

Discussion of sex in mixed company is measured as a composite of discussion of sex among married and unmarried adults.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaNot Supportedp = 0.44gamma = -0.09UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Population Growth RateDependentPopulation
Discussion of Sex in Mixed CompanyIndependentConversation, Etiquette, Sexuality