A Cross-Cultural Summary: Male Initiation Rites

In societies valuing love magic, there will male initiation rites secrets (375, 447).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher's Exact Test	Supported	p = .010	Phi = .598	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Love Magic	Association	Magic, Sexual Stimulation
Male Initiation Rites Secrets	Association	Puberty And Initiation

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1971	Love magic is likely to be a communicative form of magic (482).	Supported	1	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