Polygyny: insufficient father-son contact and son's masculine identity

Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol/Iss. 5 Published In Pages: 201-209
By Kitahara, Michio

Hypothesis

Polygynous societies that engage in a long postpartum sexual taboo will be positively associated with male segregation at puberty when the factor of living-quarter arrangements is controlled (206)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testNot Supportedabove .10UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Engagement In Long Postpartum Sexual TabooIndependent CombinedNONE
Living-quarter ArrangementsCombinedNONE
Male Segregation At PubertyDependentNONE
Polygynous SocietiesIndependent CombinedPolygamy

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