Initiation ceremonies: a cross-cultural study of status dramatization

Bobbs-Merrill Indianapolis Published In Pages: ??
By Young, Frank W.

Hypothesis

"In the clan communities and those with a rule of exogamy there is [an] increase in the percentage of the more elaborate parenthood ceremonies (fewer no-clan communities have elaborate parenthood ceremonies)" (115)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of percentagesSupportedNot ApplicableUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Clan CommunitiesIndependentLocalized Kin Groups
Parenthood DramatizationDependentSocial Placement