Types of family and types of economy

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 66 • Published In 1960 • Pages: 215-225 •

By Nimkoff, M. F., Middleton, Russell

Abstract

This article posits that nuclear, independent families are more common under certain economic conditions that affect food supply, demand for family labor, physical mobility, and property system. Empirical analysis suggests that nuclear, independent families are associated with hunting and gathering subsistence type and low social stratification.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
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Hypotheses (3)
Hypothesis	Supported
"The extended family is found least often among purely nomadic or migratory bands and is most common among sedentary peoples with a fixed residence" (219)	Supported
"There is a rough relationship between type of family system and the subsistence pattern ordered according to productivity and stability: independent family most common in hunting and gathering . . . extended family prevaling where fishing, agriculture dominant . . ." (216-217)	Supported
"The greater the degree of social stratification, the greater is the tendency for the extended rather than the independent family system ot become established" (220)	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas Amelia Piazza

Types of family and types of economy

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 66 • Published In 1960 • Pages: 215-225 • Cite

By Nimkoff, M. F., Middleton, Russell

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (3)

American Journal of Sociology • Vol/Iss. 66 • Published In 1960 • Pages: 215-225 •