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Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 459<br />

TABLE 16.4<br />

Birdwell-Pheasant’s Matrix of Criteria for Assign<strong>in</strong>g Values<br />

to Major Relationships between People <strong>in</strong> Her Study<br />

Major Types of Relationships<br />

Values of Ascend<strong>in</strong>g Descend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Relationships Generation Sibl<strong>in</strong>gs Spouse Generation<br />

Absent parents deceased, only child; sib- s<strong>in</strong>gle or wid- no mature offmigrated<br />

perma- l<strong>in</strong>gs deceased, owed; spouse spr<strong>in</strong>g; all offnently,<br />

or migrated perma- migrated or spr<strong>in</strong>g deceased,<br />

estranged nently, or permanently or migrated perestranged<br />

estranged manently, or<br />

estranged<br />

Attenuated does not live with does not live with separation, but offspr<strong>in</strong>g do not<br />

parents or partici- sibl<strong>in</strong>gs or partici- without f<strong>in</strong>al ter- live with parents<br />

pate <strong>in</strong> work pate <strong>in</strong> work m<strong>in</strong>ation of union; or participate <strong>in</strong><br />

group with parent; groups with them; e.g., temporary work group with<br />

does visit and/or does visit and/or migration them; do visit<br />

exchange food exchange food and/or exchange<br />

food<br />

Coord<strong>in</strong>ate participates <strong>in</strong> participates <strong>in</strong> married; <strong>in</strong> charge participates <strong>in</strong> a<br />

work group with work group with of own sex- work group with<br />

parents, shar<strong>in</strong>g sibl<strong>in</strong>gs under specific doma<strong>in</strong> offspr<strong>in</strong>g, shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />

decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g parents’ authority; with m<strong>in</strong>imal decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

authority or works with sib- <strong>in</strong>terference from authority<br />

l<strong>in</strong>gs only, shar<strong>in</strong>g partner<br />

decision mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Subord<strong>in</strong>ate participates <strong>in</strong> participates <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual’s nor- dependent, elderly<br />

work group with work group of mal control with<strong>in</strong> parent, unable to<br />

parent; parent sibl<strong>in</strong>gs; other sex-specific work<br />

makes decisions sibl<strong>in</strong>g(s) make doma<strong>in</strong> is <strong>in</strong>terdecisions<br />

fered with by<br />

spouse<br />

Superord<strong>in</strong>ate makes decisions participates <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>terferes with heads work group<br />

for dependent, work group with spouse’s normal that <strong>in</strong>cludes one<br />

elderly parent sibl<strong>in</strong>gs; makes controls with<strong>in</strong> or more mature<br />

who is unable to decisions for sex-specific offspr<strong>in</strong>g; makes<br />

work group doma<strong>in</strong> decisions for<br />

group<br />

SOURCE: ‘‘Personal Power Careers and the Development of Domestic Structure <strong>in</strong> a Small Community’’ by<br />

D. Birdwell-Pheasant, 1984, American Ethnologist 11(4). Reproduced by permission of the American Anthropological<br />

Association. Not for further reproduction.

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