Economies and Families
A Further Investigation of The Curvilinear Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2955795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary R Lee (University of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 353-372 |
| Publication date | 1996-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.27.2.353 |
| OpenAlex | W1669151339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The relationship between the complexity of a given society and family complexity is reexamined in the light of previous studies. Data are from an ethnographic atlas published in 1967. Treating family and marital structure as separate dimensions the author concludes that several components of societal complexity predict the occurrence of frequent polygyny much more effectively than they predict variation in family structure. (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA) (EXCERPT)
Developing country · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Polygyny · Population · Positive economics · Sociology · Demography · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |