Corporal Punishment of Children
Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember “Explaining Corporal Punishment of Children: A Cross-Cultural Study,” American Anthropologist, 107 (2005).
Male Initiation Ceremonies
Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember. 2010. “Explaining Male Initiation Ceremonies: New Cross-Cultural Tests and a Catalytic Model.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 41:605-616.
Risk, Uncertainty, and Violence in Eastern Africa
Carol R. Ember, Teferi Abate Adem, and Ian Skoggard. 2013. Risk, uncertainty, and violence in eastern Africa: a cross-regional comparison. Human Nature 24: 33-58.