Post-partum sex taboos

Paideuma • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In • Pages: 143-147 •
By Murdock, George Peter

Hypothesis

"The first hypothesis tested is that societies which practice animal husbandry and consume the milk of their domestic animals will tend to observe, on the average, a shorter post-partum sex taboo than those which do not" (144)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of percentagesSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Animal HusbandryIndependentDomesticated Animals, Postnatal Care
Postpartum TabooDependentGeneral Sex Restrictions