Sorcery, sin and the superego: a cross-cultural study of some mechanisms of social control

Cross-Cultural Approaches: Readings in Comparative Research HRAF Press New Haven Published In Pages: 147-168
By Whiting, John W.M.

Hypothesis

"Those societies with a long post-partum sex taboo . . . should be those who have the strongest belief in sorcery" (150)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testSupportedp<.005UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Postpartum Sex TabooIndependentPostnatal Care
SorceryDependentSorcery