Cross-sex patterns of kin behavior

Ethnology Vol/Iss. 10 Published In Pages: 359-368
By Murdock, George Peter

Hypothesis

"Tylor advanced the plausible hypothesis that mother-in-law avoidance should be highly correlated with matrilocal residence" (366)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of raw scoresNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Matrilocal ResidenceIndependentResidence
Mother-in-law AvoidanceDependentParents-in-law And Children-in-law