Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses

HRAF Press • New Haven, CT • Published In • Pages: 126 •
By Sipes, Richard G.

Hypothesis

Discussion of sex in mixed company will be negatively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (68).

Note

Discussion of sex in mixed company is measured as a composite of discussion of sex among married and unmarried adults.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaNot Supportedp = 0.44gamma = -0.09UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Population Growth RateDependentPopulation
Discussion of Sex in Mixed CompanyIndependentConversation, Etiquette, Sexuality