Male dominance and female autonomy: domestic authority in matrilineal societies

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By Schlegel, Alice

Hypothesis

". . . menstrual restrictions are associated with the status of women; i.e., that menstrual restrictions are more severe in Types I and II and/or IV and V than in Type III societies" (26) [See Comments for definitions of types]

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresNot Supportedabove .10UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Domestic Authority TypeUNKNOWNHousehold
Menstrual RestrictionsUNKNOWNMenstruation

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Schlegel, Alice". . . 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)
Schlegel, Alice". . . 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)
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)
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)