This research describes the conditions under which the evaluation of children varies in a sample of preindustrial societies. Male and female children are evaluated differently according to the particular pattern of structural characteristics of the society. The type of subsistence economy was the strongest predictor of the evaluation of all children, with the highest evaluation found in societies using intensive agriculture. Frequency of internal warfare and average female contribution to the subsistence economy also made differences in the evaluation. The evaluation of female children was highest when female power was high, when the average female contribution to subsistence was high, when the type of subsistence economy was not horticultural, and the descent pattern was not patrilineal. In this research the value of children was shown to vary cross-culturally, and with significant differences by gender. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-03, Section: A, page: 1109. / Major Professor: Marie W. Osmond. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76874 |
| Contributors | Pauley, Anita Sue., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 162 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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