Freud on homosexuality and the super-ego: some cross-cultural tests

This study tests predictions of homosexuality. Results suggest that homosexuality is significantly associated with father-son contact.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Other Researchers

Hypotheses (4)
Hypothesis	Supported
"Societies in which a son's contact with his father is relatively high should also be societies in which homosexuality is relatively rare" (262).	Supported
"Among those societies characterized by a relatively high degree of father-son contact, the longer the post-partum sex taboo, the less the prevalence of homosexuality" (263).	Supported
"Societies in which a son's contact with his father is relatively low should also be societies in which an institutionalized police force is present" (264).	Supported
"There should be an observed correlation between a relatively high prevalence of homosexuality and the presence of an institutionalized police force, but this correlation should disappear once degree of father contact is introduced as a control" (264).	Partially supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings Megan Farrer