Kin-avoidance

Stephens, William N.; D'Andrade, Roy G.

Kin-avoidance

The Oedipus Complex: Cross-Cultural Evidence • Free Press of Glencoe • New York • Published In 1962 • Pages: 124-150 •

By Stephens, William N., D'Andrade, Roy G.

Abstract

The authors test the male Oedipus complex hypothesis with a prediction suggesting that the scale of kin-avoidance is related to "a phobic attitude towards incest" (129).

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Other	Other Researchers	Whiting and Kluckhohn sample and Whiting and D'Andrade
Ethnographic Reports	Researchers Own	kin-avoidances coded on Whiting samples mentioned above

Hypotheses (3)
Hypothesis	Supported
"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [son's wife] avoidance" (132)	Supported
"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [brother-sister] avoidance" (132)	Supported
"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [mother-in-law] avoidance" (132)	Supported

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Kin-avoidance

The Oedipus Complex: Cross-Cultural Evidence • Free Press of Glencoe • New York • Published In 1962 • Pages: 124-150 • Cite

By Stephens, William N., D'Andrade, Roy G.

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (3)

The Oedipus Complex: Cross-Cultural Evidence • Free Press of Glencoe • New York • Published In 1962 • Pages: 124-150 •