Extra-marital affairs: a reconsideration of the meaning and universality of the "double standard"

World Cultures • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In 2002 • Pages: 2-21 •

By Jankowiak, William, Nell, Diane, Buckmaster, Anne

Abstract

This study examines the variation in responses to sexual infidelity and the effect of social complexity and descent on responses to infidelity. Results suggest significant relationships between social complexity, descent, and responses to infidelity

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Researchers Own

Hypotheses (4)
Hypothesis	Supported
Women will cope with infidelity with self-help tactics more frequently in bilateral societies than in matrilineal and patrilineal ones (8).	Not Supported
Men and women in egalitarian societies will be more likely to use self-help tactics in response to infidelity than men and women in stratified societies (9).	Supported
There will be a positive relationship between social complexity and the frequency with which men and women appeal to higher authorities as a response to infidelity (9).	Supported
Gossip will be invoked most often in patrilineal societies as a response to infidelity (9).	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings Megan Farrer

Extra-marital affairs: a reconsideration of the meaning and universality of the "double standard"

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By Jankowiak, William, Nell, Diane, Buckmaster, Anne

Abstract

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Hypotheses (4)

World Cultures • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In 2002 • Pages: 2-21 •