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- Esteem of the aged will be associated with society type (433).Sheehan, Tom - Senior esteem as a factor of socioeconomic complexity, 1976 - 2 Variables
This article investigates the treatment and position of elderly persons cross-culturally, proposing an association with society type. Analysis suggests that semisedentary or seminomadic peoples treat seniors with lower esteem while nucleated peasant communities treat seniors with more esteem. Esteem is defined as "the intersection of decision-making role or resource control and quality of received behavior" (433).
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - In societies that believe in reincarnation, wife-lending or wife-exchange will be prevalent (279, 433).Textor, Robert B. - A Cross-Cultural Summary: Status of Women, 1967 - 2 Variables
Textor summarizes cross-cultural findings on the status of women in relation to cultural, environmental, psychological, and social phenomena.
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