Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1976 · 16 citations · 4 references
Social SciencesGender StudiesSociologyDecision TheoryFamily StudiesRural SociologyBehavioral Decision-makingFamily Decision-makingHousehold Decision-makingHousehold EconomicsReproductive DecisionsRural Family LifeActual BehaviorExpectationsFarm Family Decision-makingFarm Household Decision-makingInterview SchedulingIntra-household Decision-makingIntra-household DynamicsRural Household Decision-making
Correlates of decision-making in rural Kenyan [Kikuyu] domestic units are examined, with particular attention directed toward the contrast between ideal expectations and verbal reports of actual decision patterns. An interview schedule constructed in the field elicited ideal expectations from a systematically selected sample of twenty subjects [10 male, l0female], while a second interview was used to elicit reports of actual behavior from all married women in the community [N= 70]. Labor migration, homestead structure, phase in the domestic cycle, and control of valuable resources all have the power to override traditional expectation as determinants of decision-making patterns.
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