Deliberate instruction and household structure: a cross-cultural study

Harvard Educational Review • Published In 1962 • Pages: 301-342 •

By Herzog, John D.

Hypothesis

"Politically complex societies, no matter their household type, tend to use deliberate instruction; politically simple societies get along without it" (319)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Deliberate Instruction	Dependent	Education System
Political Complexity	Independent	Territorial Organization, Territorial Hierarchy

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Herzog, John D.	1962	". . . socially stratified societies tend to have instruction, while classless societies do not" (313)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Herzog, John D.	1962	"Polygynous societies are intermediate [in the type of instruction employed]" (319)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Herzog, John D.	1962	"Mother-child and polygynous societies are somewhat more likely than nuclear and extended to employ concurrently both Type II and Type III instruction [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of residence and deliberate instruction by non-kin with change of residence]" (319)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Herzog, John D.	1962	". . . Type III [deliberate instruction by non-kin with change of residence] is employed by mother-child societies" (319)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Herzog, John D.	1962	"When some form of instruction is offered, Type II [deliberate instruction by non-kin without change of of residence] is employed by extended and nuclear societies, . . ." (319)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author