A Cross-Cultural Summary: Male Initiation Rites

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

Hypothesis

In societies that practice wife-lending or wife-exchange, male genital mutilation will be prevalent (377, 279).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher's Exact TestMarginally Supportedp = .091Phi = .271Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Male Genital MutilationAssociationBody Alterations
Wife-Lending/Exchange AssociationExtramarital Sex Relations