The causes of matrilocal residence: a cross-ethnohistorical survey

State University of New York at Buffalo • Buffalo • Published In • Pages: 432 •
By Divale, William Tulio

Hypothesis

". . . recent migrations should tend to be uxorilocal-patrilocal or unorilocal-bilateral while older migrants should be avunculocal or patrilocal" (292-293)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedp<.001.59One-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Recency Of Past MigrationIndependentExternal Migration
Residence And DescentDependentResidence, Rule Of Descent