The establishment of identity in a social nexus: the special case of initiation ceremonies and their relation to value and legal systems

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 66 • Published In • Pages: 529-552 •
By Cohen, Yehudi A.

Hypothesis

Socialization by parents and non-members of child's descent group are negatively associated with factors disrupting the child's relationship with family.

Note

Test support. Finding significant

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Factors Disrupting A Child's Relationship With FamilyDependentFamily
Socialization By Parents And Non-membersIndependentSocialization

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and members of the child's descent group will be positively associated with unilineal descent groups.
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and non-members of a child's descent group in addition to no extrusion or brother-sister avoidance or rites of passage are positively associated with the concept of several liability
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and members of child's descent group (vs. by parents and nondescent group members) will be positively associated with extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance
Cohen, Yehudi A."[Where] children are brought up . . . for sociological interdependence they will be brought up and taught by members of their descent group [and] parents and during the 2nd stage of puberty there may be a further disruption of [the family relationship by an initiation ceremony]" (113)
Cohen, Yehudi A."If parents in a society try to bring up their children so that they will be anchored in the larger kin group instead of only within the family, . . . the rearing is shared by members of the children's descent group. . . . If the parents in a society try to bring up their children to be anchored within the family . . . these parents will have to insure that their children's upbringing remains principally in their own hands" (66-67)