Blood is Thicker Than Water: Geography and the Dispersal of Family Characteristics Across the Globe

This article introduces a new dataset of historical family characteristics based on ethnographic literature. The novelty of the dataset lies in the fact that it is constructed at the level of the ethnic group. To test the possibilities of the dataset, we construct a measure of family constraints on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carmichael, Sarah, Rijpma, Auke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28490859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069397117691025
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Sumario:This article introduces a new dataset of historical family characteristics based on ethnographic literature. The novelty of the dataset lies in the fact that it is constructed at the level of the ethnic group. To test the possibilities of the dataset, we construct a measure of family constraints on women’s agency from it and explore its correlation to a number of geographical factors.

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