Hypotheses
- In patrilocal cultures, where the young bride dominated by a mother-in-law becomes, in middle age, a mother-in-law herself, will be positively associated with a shift in status (6)Bart, Pauline B. - Why women's status changes in the middle ages: the turns of the social ferri..., 1969 - 2 Variables
This article focuses on the cross-cultural data comparing the relationship between changes in status and availability of important roles, with an emphasis on women. Cultural and structural aspects of society are examined to discover their relationship to the position of women after their child-bearing years.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - In societies where there is differentiation among the "old age category," there will be a presence of death-hastening behavior (53).Glascock, Anthony P. - Decrepitude and death-hastening: the nature of old age in third world societies, 1982 - 2 Variables
This study examines the status and treatment of the elderly in non-industrial societies. Associations are found between social complexity, subsistence type, and the status and treatment of the elderly.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Differentiation among the "old age category" will be found among non-industrial societies (48).Glascock, Anthony P. - Decrepitude and death-hastening: the nature of old age in third world societies, 1982 - 1 Variables
This study examines the status and treatment of the elderly in non-industrial societies. Associations are found between social complexity, subsistence type, and the status and treatment of the elderly.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Definitions of old age will cluster into a limited number of definitional categories (315).Glascock, Anthony P. - A holocultural analysis of old age, 1980 - 1 Variables
This study provides a cross-cultural examination of the definitions of old age. Further research on these definitions and their implications is suggested.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - The presence of old age distinctions and death-hastening behavior will be associated with periods of deprivation (55).Glascock, Anthony P. - Decrepitude and death-hastening: the nature of old age in third world societies, 1982 - 3 Variables
This study examines the status and treatment of the elderly in non-industrial societies. Associations are found between social complexity, subsistence type, and the status and treatment of the elderly.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Cultures who do not engage in menopause rituals will indicate acceptable and unacceptable behavior during and after menopause (49)Griffen, Joyce - A cross-cultural investigation of behavioral changes at menopause, 1977 - 2 Variables
This article presents an attempt to cross-culturally test of the hypothesis that rituals and/or behavioral changes will be associated with menopause. Due to a lack of sufficient data, statistical analyses were not performed but an examination of the ethnographic literature on the topic is presented.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - There will be a significant difference in the percentages of definitional categories of old age for males and females (319).Glascock, Anthony P. - A holocultural analysis of old age, 1980 - 2 Variables
This study provides a cross-cultural examination of the definitions of old age. Further research on these definitions and their implications is suggested.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - The presence of old age distinctions and death-hastening behavior will be associated with less complex societies. The presence of supportive treatment of the aged wil be associated with more complex societies (54).Glascock, Anthony P. - Decrepitude and death-hastening: the nature of old age in third world societies, 1982 - 3 Variables
This study examines the status and treatment of the elderly in non-industrial societies. Associations are found between social complexity, subsistence type, and the status and treatment of the elderly.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Patrilineality and male inheritance will be negatively associated with women's participation in religious rituals (54, 60).Fink, Virginia S. - A cross-cultural test of Nancy Jay's theory about women, sacrificial blood a..., 2004 - 3 Variables
This article examines the restriction of women in religious ritual, focusing on cultural traits that favor men's power. Results suggest that patrilineality and male inheritance correlate with the restriction of women’s participation in ritual.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Distribution will be equal among definitional categories of old age (316).Glascock, Anthony P. - A holocultural analysis of old age, 1980 - 1 Variables
This study provides a cross-cultural examination of the definitions of old age. Further research on these definitions and their implications is suggested.
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