Aloofness and intimacy of husbands and wives: a cross-cultural study

Ethos Vol/Iss. 3 Published In Pages: 183-207
By Whiting, John W.M., Whiting, Beatrice Blyth

Hypothesis

". . .in a significant number of societies men and women who room together eat together. . . . Fathers [tend to] have a close relationship with their infants . . . [and in societies where husband and wife sleep together] . . . the husband is [generally] permitted to be present . . . when his wife is giving birth . . ."

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
phiSupportedp<.05.28UNKNOWN