A Cross-Cultural Summary: Adolescence Gender Separation

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

Abstract

Textor summarizes cross-cultural findings on adolescence gender separation pertaining to cultural, environmental, psychological, and social phenomena.

Note

Adolescence Gender Separation is a section of A Cross-Cultural Summary. Additionally, following each hypothesis are two sets of numbers enclosed in parenthesis: the first set is the book identification for adolescence gender separation and the second is the identification for the other variable.

Samples

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

Hypotheses (10)

HypothesisSupported
Societies that practice contraception will have higher rates of gender separation during adolescence (366, 284).Marginally Supported
Societies with a substantial degree of insobriety will have higher rates of gender separation during adolescence (377, 476).Supported
Societies displaying high rates of affection towards infants will have medium or high rates of gender separation during adolescence (368, 317).Supported
Societies practicing female initiation rites will have medium or high rates of gender separation during adolescence (368, 382).Supported
Societies where exclusive mother-son sleeping arrangement last longer than a year will have medium or high rates of gender separation during adolescence (369, 316).Supported
Societies without superordinate punishment will have partial or complete segregation of adolescent males (370, 139).Marginally Supported
Societies in which grandparents and grandchildren are not friendly equals will have partial or complete segregation of adolescent males (370, 356).Marginally Supported
Societies where the status of females is not strongly inferior or subjected will have medium or high rates of segregation for adolescent males (370, 277).Supported
Societies with high rates of gender separation during adolescence will have adolescent males reside with a group of peers (371, 368).Supported
Societies with aggressive rather than benevolent supernaturals will have adolescent males reside with a group of peers (371, 425).Marginally Supported
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