Reproduction, ritual, and power

American Ethnologist • Vol/Iss. 4 • Published In • Pages: 714-733 •
By Zelman, Elizabeth Crouch

Hypothesis

Female pollution avoidance ritual will be associated with society complexity, unilineal descent, low female contribution to subsistence, low male contribution to childcare, and low female prestige (718, 727).

Note

Male ritual associated with female reproductive cycle will be inversely associated with the same variables.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Contribution To SubsistenceIndependentDivision Of Labor By Gender
Female Pollution Avoidance RitualDependentMenstruation, Pregnancy, Childbirth
Female PrestigeIndependentGender Status
Male Contribution To ChildcareIndependentGender Status, Infant Care, Child Care
Societal ComplexityIndependentNONE
Unilineal DescentIndependentRule Of Descent