• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Monotheism and Gender Status: A Cross-Societal Study
  • Beteiligte: Stover, Ronald G.; Hope, Christine A.
  • Erschienen: University of North Carolina Press, 1984
  • Erschienen in: Social Forces
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 0037-7732; 1534-7605
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  • Beschreibung: <p>Data from a cross-societal sample (N = 312) were used to test for the existence of a systematic relationship between monotheistic religious beliefs and overall gender inequality. Two hypotheses were tested:(1) gender status patterns are a primary causal factor in determining a society's religious beliefs and (2) gender status patterns are a consequence of a society's religious beliefs. Results of the multiple classification analysis suggest that each of the hypotheses postulates too simplistic a view of the relationship. An alternative causal sequence suggesting mutual interaction between religious beliefs and gender inequality is suggested.</p>