Power and sexual fear in primitive societies

Journal of Marriage and the Family Published In Pages: 917-926
By Eichler, Margrit

Hypothesis

"In those cultures in which the kin group is exclusively patrilineal the incidence of male genital mutilation will be higher than in those cultures in which the kin group is other than exclusively patrilineal" (922).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.001phi=.301UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
DescentIndependentRule Of Descent
Male Genital MutilationDependentBody Alterations