Hypotheses
- Societal complexity will be associated with the gender distribution of adolescent initiation ceremonies (699)Schlegel, Alice - The evolutionary significance of adolescent initiation ceremonies, 1980 - 2 Variables
Adolescent initiation ceremonies are examined with regard to features of subsistence economy and social organization and differences among male and female ceremonies are examined.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - In societies with ceremonies for one sex, girls' ceremonies (as opposed to boys) will be negatively associated with initiation prior to genital maturation, undergoing genital operation or experienceing same-sex bonding.Schlegel, Alice - Adolescent initiation ceremonies: a cross-cultural code, 1979 - 4 Variables
This article presents codes for adolescent initiation ceremonies in the standard cross-cultural sample. Commonly held assumptions about initiation ceremonies were not supported. Article focuses on differences between male and female ceremonies. Statistically significant correlations between the codes are indicated.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Higher frequency of warfare will be associated with harsh male initiation ceremoniesSchlegel, Alice - Pain, fear, and circumcision in boys' adolescent initiation ceremonies, 2017 - 2 Variables
Schlegel and Barry explore the conditions under which adolescent boys' initiation ceremonies involve rituals that frighten or cause pain to the initiates. The authors look for cross-cultural differences and similarities in cultural features associated with harsh rituals, in particular, genital operations.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Harsh male initiation ceremonies will be associated with exogamySchlegel, Alice - Pain, fear, and circumcision in boys' adolescent initiation ceremonies, 2017 - 2 Variables
Schlegel and Barry explore the conditions under which adolescent boys' initiation ceremonies involve rituals that frighten or cause pain to the initiates. The authors look for cross-cultural differences and similarities in cultural features associated with harsh rituals, in particular, genital operations.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Harsh male initiation ceremonies will be associated with more polygynySchlegel, Alice - Pain, fear, and circumcision in boys' adolescent initiation ceremonies, 2017 - 2 Variables
Schlegel and Barry explore the conditions under which adolescent boys' initiation ceremonies involve rituals that frighten or cause pain to the initiates. The authors look for cross-cultural differences and similarities in cultural features associated with harsh rituals, in particular, genital operations.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - For all societies with initiation ceremonies, boys' ceremonies are positively associated with initiation in groups, having local/large group participation, or spiritual change.Schlegel, Alice - Adolescent initiation ceremonies: a cross-cultural code, 1979 - 4 Variables
This article presents codes for adolescent initiation ceremonies in the standard cross-cultural sample. Commonly held assumptions about initiation ceremonies were not supported. Article focuses on differences between male and female ceremonies. Statistically significant correlations between the codes are indicated.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - In boys, absence of peer bonding as a consequence of adolescent initiation will be positively associated with absence of family separation (72).Schlegel, Alice - Adolescence: an anthropological inquiry, 1991 - 2 Variables
This book discusses the characteristics of adolescence cross-culturally and examines the differences in the adolescent experience for males and females. Several relationships are tested in order to gain an understanding of cross-cultural patterns in adolescence.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Presence of adolescent initiation ceremonies will be positively associated with acceptance of adolescent homosexual behavior (128).Schlegel, Alice - Adolescence: an anthropological inquiry, 1991 - 2 Variables
This book discusses the characteristics of adolescence cross-culturally and examines the differences in the adolescent experience for males and females. Several relationships are tested in order to gain an understanding of cross-cultural patterns in adolescence.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - In societies with ceremonies for both sexes, boys' ceremonies are positively associated with painful procedures, ceremonies resulting in familial independence, and ceremonies focusing on fertility/sexuality.Schlegel, Alice - Adolescent initiation ceremonies: a cross-cultural code, 1979 - 4 Variables
This article presents codes for adolescent initiation ceremonies in the standard cross-cultural sample. Commonly held assumptions about initiation ceremonies were not supported. Article focuses on differences between male and female ceremonies. Statistically significant correlations between the codes are indicated.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Type of initiation ceremony will vary with bridewealthSchlegel, Alice - Pain, fear, and circumcision in boys' adolescent initiation ceremonies, 2017 - 2 Variables
Schlegel and Barry explore the conditions under which adolescent boys' initiation ceremonies involve rituals that frighten or cause pain to the initiates. The authors look for cross-cultural differences and similarities in cultural features associated with harsh rituals, in particular, genital operations.
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