Cross-cultural correlates of the ownership of private property: Zelman's gender data revisited

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 30 • Published In • Pages: 115-153 •
By Rudmin, Floyd Webster

Hypothesis

Zelman's (1974) index of private ownership will have the same sign as the correlation with Murdock's (1967) index of private ownership and both will have a null probability of p<.05.

Note

Table 4

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Kendall Correlation; two-tailed and one-tailed probability estimatesSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Bride PriceAssociationArranging A Marriage
Children Care For InfantsUNKNOWNChild Care
Educate Sons: Females > MalesUNKNOWNNorms
Father's Postpartal TaboosUNKNOWNPostnatal Care
Female Chattels Distributed To WomenAssociationSlavery
Frequency Of Child PunishmentAssociationTechniques Of Socialization
Grouped Women Nonsubsistence WorkAssociationGender Roles And Issues
Importance Of AgricultureAssociationTillage, Diet
Importance Of GatheringAssociationCollecting, Diet
Importance Of HuntingAssociationHunting And Trapping, Diet
Importance Of HusbandryAssociationAnimal Husbandry, Diet
Intensity Of AgricultureAssociationTillage
No Inheritance Of Male ChattelsAssociationSlavery
No Unilateral Descent GroupsAssociationKin Groups
Nonsororal Polygyny, Separate RoomsUNKNOWNPolygamy
Patrilineal Descent Groups OnlyAssociationRule Of Descent
Patrilocal Marital ResidenceUNKNOWNResidence
Private Property, OwnershipAssociationProperty System
Return Marital Gifts If DivorceAssociationTermination Of Marriage
Societal ComplexityAssociationNONE
Sons Inherit Most Male ChattelsAssociationSlavery
Sororal Polygyny; Shared RoomsAssociationPolygamy
Women Own More Than MenAssociationProperty System