Male dominance and female autonomy: domestic authority in matrilineal societies

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By Schlegel, Alice

Hypothesis

". . . Sister-to-brother deference is highly characteristic of Brother Dominant societies" (60)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Coefficient of contingencySupportedp<.001.60UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Domestic Authority TypeUNKNOWNHousehold
Sister-to-brother DeferenceUNKNOWNFamily Relationships

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Schlegel, Alice"Sibling avoidance occurs most frequently in societies with husband authority, as a mechanism for keeping the brother, who has some authority over his sister within the descent group, from interfering in her marriage, in which her husband has authority" (26)
Schlegel, Alice"It is apparent, as one would expect, that wife-to-husband deference is highly characteristic of Husband Dominant societies" (60)
Schlegel, Alice". . . control is associated with authority; so that husband or brother control correspond with husband or brother authority, and Type III [equivalent husband and brother authority] is associated with some form of partial or total female control" (22)
Schlegel, Alice"I hypothesize that matrilateral cross-cousin marriage is associated with husband authority in the domestic group, and that patrilateral cross-cousin marriage is associated with brother authority in the domestic group" (10)
Schlegel, Alice"There is a significant relationship between no or low stratification and Husband Dominant or Neither Dominant domestic authority. . . . Medium or high stratification [is] present in . . . Brother Dominant societies . . ." (81)