Wealth transfer and restrictions on sexual relations during betrothal

Ethnology Vol/Iss. 8 Published In Pages: 319-328
By Rosenblatt, Paul C., Fugita, Stephen S., McDowell, Kenneth V.

Hypothesis

"It was predicted that across societies sex relations between betrothed persons are more restricted than before betrothal where large amounts of wealth are transferred and less restricted where wealth transfer is minimal" (327)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNOne-tailed