Parental choice: what parents want in a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law across 67 pre-industrial societies

British Journal of Psychology • Vol/Iss. 101 • Published In 2010 • Pages: 695-704 •

By Apostolou, Menelaos

Abstract

This article examines differences in parental preference of potential in-laws across cultures. Results suggest that parents look for traits that will benefit themselves and their kin and that gender and subsistence type affects the traits that parents deem most important.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Combination
Atlas of World Cultures (AWC)	Combination

Hypotheses (3)
Hypothesis	Supported
Parents tend to prefer individuals with traits beneficial to them and their kin (697).	Supported
Parents will value traits differently in son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws (697).	Supported
Parental preferences will vary according to the subsistence type of a given society (697).	Supported

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Parental choice: what parents want in a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law across 67 pre-industrial societies

British Journal of Psychology • Vol/Iss. 101 • Published In 2010 • Pages: 695-704 • Cite

By Apostolou, Menelaos

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (3)

British Journal of Psychology • Vol/Iss. 101 • Published In 2010 • Pages: 695-704 •