Cross-cultural correlates of the ownership of private property: Zelman's gender data revisited

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 30 • Published In • Pages: 115-153 •
By Rudmin, Floyd Webster

Hypothesis

Zelman's (1974), Simmons's (1937), Swanson's (1960/1966), and Murdock's (1967) measures of property will cross-correlate (i.e. be replicable).

Note

Table 6

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Kendall CorrelationsSupportedp<.005UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Angular Ground PlaneAssociationArchitecture, Dwellings
CastesAssociationCastes
Craft SpecializationAssociationOccupational Specialization
Despised Occupational GroupsAssociationSocial Relationships And Groups
Dual Class StratificationAssociationSocial Stratification, Classes
Headman By ConsensusAssociationCommunity Heads
Headman ElectedAssociationCommunity Heads
Male Dominance In House BuildingAssociationDivision Of Labor By Gender, Gender Roles And Issues
Raised FloorsAssociationArchitecture, Dwellings
Rounded RoofAssociationArchitecture, Dwellings
SlaveryAssociationSlavery
Social ClassesAssociationClasses
Stratification By OccupationAssociationSocial Stratification, Classes
Substantial WallsAssociationArchitecture, Dwellings