Male dominance and female autonomy:  domestic authority in matrilineal societies

Schlegel, Alice

Male dominance and female autonomy: domestic authority in matrilineal societies

HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1972 • Pages: ??•

By Schlegel, Alice

Hypothesis

". . . substantial bridewealth will be found more often in societies with husband authority, and . . . token bridewealth, or none, will be found in the other types" (21)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of raw scores	Supported	p<.01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Bridewealth	`UNKNOWN`	Mode Of Marriage
Domestic Authority Type	`UNKNOWN`	Household

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	1972	". . . in societies in which fraternal authority characterizes the domestic group, there will be an emphasis upon sibling incest; . . . in societies in which the husband has authority over the domestic group, the emphasis will be upon father-daughter incest" (12)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1972	"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)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1972	"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)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1972	"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)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1972	". . . Sister-to-brother deference is highly characteristic of Brother Dominant societies" (60)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Male dominance and female autonomy: domestic authority in matrilineal societies

HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1972 • Pages: ??• Cite

By Schlegel, Alice

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HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1972 • Pages: ??•