Role differentiation in the nuclear family:  a comparative study

". . . the effect of focus on mother's descent group does not reverse the allocation of roles in the nuclear family" (335)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of raw scores	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Descent Group	Independent	Rule Of Descent
Role Differentiation	Dependent	Household, Family Relationships

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Zelditch, Morris	1955	". . . in patrilineal, bilateral, and dual descent cases . . . we would expect that the father would take the instrumental role" (335)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Zelditch, Morris	1955	". . . Malinowski's hypothesis . . . states that we expect all matrilineal cases to show both father and mother [have] expressive [roles]" (329)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Zelditch, Morris	1955	"A breakdown of the instrumental role into provision [economic support] and socialization functions [in matrilineal cases shows that] . . . the husband-father [not the mother's brother] is generally held responsible for the support of his own wife and children" (330)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1991	Inculcation of competitiveness will be associated with certain societal traits (162).	Partially supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
De Leeuwe, J.	1971	"If bilaterality (verus unilineality) were to correlate with modernity of society--in the sense of a higher level of the production forces . . . and the nuclear family . . . reflects the level of production forces . . . then bilaterality should be . . . accompanied by absence of extended families . . ." (96)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author