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  1. Gossip will be more important, rather than less important, in larger communities (298, 301).Demerath, Loren - The importance of gossip across societies: correlations with institutionaliz..., 2015 - 2 Variables

    This article investigates the theory that gossip, as a method of obtaining information and creating a meaningful social environment, increases in importance with society complexity. Forms of gossip in highly "modernized" societies, which are rare in the cross-cultural sample, are discussed. In addition, the authors explore associations between gender autonomy and the importance of gossip.

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  2. Gossip will be more important in societies with more institutionalization (298, 303).Demerath, Loren - The importance of gossip across societies: correlations with institutionaliz..., 2015 - 2 Variables

    This article investigates the theory that gossip, as a method of obtaining information and creating a meaningful social environment, increases in importance with society complexity. Forms of gossip in highly "modernized" societies, which are rare in the cross-cultural sample, are discussed. In addition, the authors explore associations between gender autonomy and the importance of gossip.

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  3. Gossip will be more important in societies with higher levels of stratification (298, 303).Demerath, Loren - The importance of gossip across societies: correlations with institutionaliz..., 2015 - 2 Variables

    This article investigates the theory that gossip, as a method of obtaining information and creating a meaningful social environment, increases in importance with society complexity. Forms of gossip in highly "modernized" societies, which are rare in the cross-cultural sample, are discussed. In addition, the authors explore associations between gender autonomy and the importance of gossip.

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  4. Gossip will be more important in societies with higher levels of community loyalty (303).Demerath, Loren - The importance of gossip across societies: correlations with institutionaliz..., 2015 - 2 Variables

    This article investigates the theory that gossip, as a method of obtaining information and creating a meaningful social environment, increases in importance with society complexity. Forms of gossip in highly "modernized" societies, which are rare in the cross-cultural sample, are discussed. In addition, the authors explore associations between gender autonomy and the importance of gossip.

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  5. Levels of gender autonomy, urbanization, and loyalty to wider society will all have significant effects on gossip importance (306-7).Demerath, Loren - The importance of gossip across societies: correlations with institutionaliz..., 2015 - 4 Variables

    This article investigates the theory that gossip, as a method of obtaining information and creating a meaningful social environment, increases in importance with society complexity. Forms of gossip in highly "modernized" societies, which are rare in the cross-cultural sample, are discussed. In addition, the authors explore associations between gender autonomy and the importance of gossip.

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