Deliberate instruction and household structure: a cross-cultural study

Harvard Educational Review • Published In • Pages: 301-342 •
By Herzog, John D.

Hypothesis

"With regard to Type II instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence], societies with different household types are affected dissimilarly by political integration" (319)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Household TypeAssociationHousehold
Political IntegrationAssociationTerritorial Organization, Territorial Hierarchy
Type Of InstructionAssociationEducation System

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Herzog, John D."Among all societies with a low degree of political integration, only those with extended households tend to employ Type II instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence] at least as often as they employ no instruction at all" (327)
Herzog, John D."Politically complex societies, no matter their household type, tend to use deliberate instruction; politically simple societies get along without it" (319)
Herzog, John D.". . . a high correlation between the degree of political integration of a society and the presence and absence of what was called 'religious education' [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence]" (312)
Herzog, John D."When some form of instruction is offered, Type II [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of of residence] is employed by extended and nuclear societies, . . ." (319)
Herzog, John D.". . . nuclear societies of low political complexity are significantly less likely than other societies to employ either Type II or Type III instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence and deliberate instruction by non-kin with change of residence]" (329)