Belief in the evil eye in world perspective

The Evil Eye Columbia University Press New York Published In Pages: 223-278
By Roberts, John M.

Hypothesis

"There is an emphasis on patrilineal descent [and patrilocal marital residence] in the evil-eye-present societies" (245-246)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Goodman and Kruskal's coefficient of associationSupportedp<.05.55Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Evil Eye BeliefDependentSorcery
Patrilineal DescentIndependentRule Of Descent
Patrilocal ResidenceIndependentResidence