Privacy: a cultural view

Latin American Studies Program, Reprint Series • Vol/Iss. 41 • Published In • Pages: 199-225 •
By Roberts, John M., Gregor, Thomas

Abstract

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)

Hypotheses (4)

HypothesisSupported
[Among societies with little political integration, privacy is] " negatively associated with . . . dependence upon the gathering of wild plants and small land fauna[,] . . . dependence upon hunting . . . [and] fishing" (201, 202)Supported
"The privacy scale is associated with a two rank scale of absent and present patrilocal or virilocal marital residence . . . [and with] prevailing mode of obtaining a wife . . . ranging from low commitment through bride service to bride price on wealth" (202)Supported
"[Among societies with little political integration privacy is] positively associated with . . . dependence upon animal husbandry . . . and dependence upon agriculture" (202)Supported
". . . there is an association between the privacy scale and a high god scale . . . which shows that the higher the privacy the more likely the presence of strong high gods" (202)Supported
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