The importance of gossip across societies: correlations with institutionalization

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 49 Published In Pages: 297-314
By Demerath, Loren, Korotayev, Andrey V.

Hypothesis

Gossip will be more important in societies with higher levels of stratification (298, 303).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationSupportedp<.050.192Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Importance Of GossipDependentDissemination Of News And Information, Conversation
Social Stratification LevelIndependentClasses