Polygyny: insufficient father-son contact and son's masculine identity

Archives of Sexual Behavior • Vol/Iss. 5 • Published In • Pages: 201-209 •
By Kitahara, Michio

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine circumcision and segregation of males at puberty. It is suggested that when the son has insufficient contact with his father due to the separation caused by polygynous relationships, the son may develop a feminine personality. The significance of this is compared with the significance of a close mother-son relationship.

Samples

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Ethnographic Atlas Summary (EASum)

Hypotheses (8)

HypothesisSupported
Polygynous societies, where cowives and their children live in separate quarters, will be positively associated with male segregation at puberty (205-206)Supported
Polygynous societies, where cowives and their children live in separate quarters, will be positively associated with male circumcision at puberty (205-206)Supported
Polygynous societies that engage in a long postpartum sexual taboo will be positively correlated with males who are more likely to be segregated at puberty (206)Not Supported
Polygynous societies that engage in a long postpartum sexual taboo will be positively correlated with males who are more likely to be circumcised at puberty (206)Not Supported
Polygynous societies that engage in a long postpartum sexual taboo will be positively associated with male segregation at puberty when the factor of living-quarter arrangements is controlled (206)Not Supported
Polygynous societies that engage in a long postpartum sexual taboo will be positively associated with male circumcision at puberty when the factor of living-quarter arrangements is controlled (206)Not Supported
Polygynous societies, where cowives and their children live in separate quarters, will be positively associated with male segregation at puberty when the factor of the length of a postpartum sexual taboo is controlled (207)Partially supported
Polygynous societies, where cowives and their children live in separate quarters, will be positively associated with male circumcision at puberty when the factor of the length of a postpartum sexual taboo is controlled (207)Partially supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Jessie Cohen