A Cross-Cultural Summary: Adolescent Peer Groups

HRAF Press • New Haven, Connecticut • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Textor, Robert B.

Abstract

Textor summarizes cross-cultural findings on adolescent peer groups pertaining to cultural, environmental, psychological and social phenomena.

Note

Adolescent Peer Groups is a section of A Cross-Cultural Summary. Following each hypothesis are two sets of numbers enclosed in parenthesis: the first is the identification of the adolescent peer groups and the second is the identification of the other variable.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)Previously Coded

Hypotheses (8)

HypothesisSupported
Societies with low rates of specialized occupations will have adolescent pairs or groups present in a courtship setting (356, 118).Supported
Societies with high rates of infant pain infliction from nurturing agents will have adolescent pairs or groups present in courtship settings (356, 324).Supported
Societies with low rates of sexual socialization anxiety will have adolescent peer groups present in courtship settings (357, 311).Supported
Societies with extreme bellicosity will have peer groups present in courtship settings (357, 420).Supported
Societies where the kin group is patrilineal or double-descent, instead of matrilineal, will have adolescent peer groups present in public gatherings (362, 190).Supported
Societies with an active high god will have adolescent peer groups present in public gatherings (362, 427).Marginally Supported
In societies with no segregation of adolescent males from females, adolescents will spend less time in peer group activity (364, 370).Marginally Supported
Societies with male initiation rites will have high or high-medium rates of time in adolescent peer group activity (365, 372).Marginally Supported
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