Household Authority

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Apple, DorrianThe social structure of grandparenthood
Textor, Robert B.A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Apple, Dorrian"If the grandchildren's relation with one set of grandparents has less friendly equality than with the other, the former grandparents will be those related to the grandchildren through the parent who possesses (or whose lineage member possesses) more household authority in the nuclear family" (657)
Textor, Robert B.In societies where the household authority is on the father's side, instead of the mother's side, polygynous marriage will be occasional or common (242, 254).

Associated OCMs

  1. household