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

Hypothesis

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)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testNot Supportedabove .10UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Engagement In Long Postpartum Sexual TabooIndependent CombinedNONE
Male Circumcision At PubertyDependentNONE
Polygynous SocietiesIndependent CombinedPolygamy