Power and sexual fear in primitive societies

Journal of Marriage and the Family • Published In 1975 • Pages: 917-926 •

By Eichler, Margrit

Hypothesis

"In those cultures in which the kin group is exclusively patrilineal the incidence of male genital mutilation will be higher than in those cultures in which the kin group is other than exclusively patrilineal" (922).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.001	phi=.301	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Descent	Independent	Rule Of Descent
Male Genital Mutilation	Dependent	Body Alterations

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies where the kin group is patrilineal or double-descent over matrilineal, male genital operations will be a part of initiation rites (379, 190).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Eichler, Margrit	1975	"In those cultures in which residence is patrilocal, virilocal, or avunculocal male genital mutilation will be more frequent than in cultures in which residence is matrilocal or uxorilocal" (922).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Eichler, Margrit	1975	"In those cultures in which residence is patrilocal the incidence of male genital mutilation will be more frequent than in those cultures in which residence is matrilocal" (922).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	Societies where the kin group is exclusively patrilineal will tend to have painful female initiation rites (383, 186).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Eichler, Margrit	1975	"In those cultures in which the rules of inheritance favor the male heir or line over the female heir or line the incidence of male genital mutilation will be higher than when the reverse is the case" (922).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author