This research programme was designed to test a handedness model which argues that the incidence of left-handedness in a society results from both the genetic expression of handedness (Annett, 1964), and cultural pressures towards conformity. The findings provide support for this model, as the more compliant agriculturalists have a significantly lower incidence of left-handedness, as contrasted with the permissively socialized hunters who have a higher incidence. Due to the greater pressures for females to conform in agricultural societies (Barry, et al., 1957), female left-handedness in the agricultural societies is 0% out of 330 female Ss. This contrasts with the hunting and fishing societies where both sexes have a higher incidence of left-handedness. A further aim was to examine the relationships between Alaskan Eskimo hand, eye, auditory dominance and cognitive style. The data confirmed as predicted that fixed right dominance Eskimo Ss both within and across a modality, are more field- independent than mixed dominance Ss, while the fixed left dominance Ss are the most field-dependent with lower spatial skills.