An optimal scaling of murdock's theories of illness data--an approach to the problem of interdependence

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 22 Published In Pages: 161-179
By Moore, Carmella Caracci

Hypothesis

Theories of illness causation are regionally distributed (161).

Note

African and Circum-Mediterranean societies are more likely to believe in witchcraft, infection, spirit aggression, accident, sorcery, and stress while societies in the rest of the world are more likely to believe in ominous sensation, fate, organic deterioration, contagion, and soul loss.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Optimal scalingSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
LocationIndependentLocation
Theory Of IllnessDependentTheory Of Disease