Hypotheses
- Female status will be positively associated with divorce rate (378, 381)Pearson, Jr., Willie - Divorce and the status of women, 1979 - 2 Variables
This paper reports on a cross-cultural test of the theory that higher status of women causes higher divorce rates. This theory has typically been expressed in terms of variations in family authority or in terms of women's economic opportunities (375).
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Community size will be negatively associated with female status (381)Pearson, Jr., Willie - Divorce and the status of women, 1979 - 2 Variables
This paper reports on a cross-cultural test of the theory that higher status of women causes higher divorce rates. This theory has typically been expressed in terms of variations in family authority or in terms of women's economic opportunities (375).
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Descent (matrilineal, other, patrilineal) will be negatively associated with female status (381)Pearson, Jr., Willie - Divorce and the status of women, 1979 - 2 Variables
This paper reports on a cross-cultural test of the theory that higher status of women causes higher divorce rates. This theory has typically been expressed in terms of variations in family authority or in terms of women's economic opportunities (375).
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - High sexual equality will be positively associated with frequency of divorce (220).Hendrix, Lewellyn - Spousal interdependence, female power, and divorce: A cross-cultural examination, 1995 - 2 Variables
This study focuses on the relationship between women's power/status and divorce. Tests of gender variables with measures of divorce highlights the importance of sexual equality in divorce frequency as well as the effect of division of labor on divorce.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - High spousal independence will be positively associated with frequency of divorce (220).Hendrix, Lewellyn - Spousal interdependence, female power, and divorce: A cross-cultural examination, 1995 - 2 Variables
This study focuses on the relationship between women's power/status and divorce. Tests of gender variables with measures of divorce highlights the importance of sexual equality in divorce frequency as well as the effect of division of labor on divorce.
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