Social solidarity

Folk Song Style and Culture • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Washington, D.C. • Published In • Pages: 170-203 •
By Lomax, Alan

Hypothesis

"Where feminine premarital sexual activity is severely restricted or sanctioned, narrowing and nasality, both signs of tension, become prominent….Relaxed vocalizing is relatively uncommon" (195-196).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedp<.001.6UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Premarital SexIndependentPremarital Sex Relations
Nasality In SongDependentMusic
Vocal Width In SongDependentMusic