A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny

In societies that practice male initiation rites, polygynous marriage will be common or occasional (252, 373).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Marginally Supported	p = .089	Phi = .364	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Male Initiation Rites	Association	Puberty And Initiation
Polygynous Marriage	Association	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies that practice female initiation rites, marriages will be polygynous and preferentially sororal (244, 382).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies permitting homosexual activity, male initiation rites will be prevalent (372, 400).	Marginally Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies where sorcery is important, male initiation rites at puberty will be prevalent (373, 445).	Marginally Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	In societies where the presence of polygyny is high, there will be male initiation rites secrets (375, 243).	Marginally Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Brown, Judith K.	1963	Societies with male initiation rites involving both genital operation and isolation will be associated with painful initiation rites for females	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author