The establishment of identity in a social nexus: the special case of initiation ceremonies and their relation to value and legal systems

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 66 • Published In • Pages: 529-552 •
By Cohen, Yehudi A.

Hypothesis

Socialization by parents and members of child's descent group (vs. by parents and nondescent group members) will be positively associated with extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.001Kruskal's TUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Brother-sister AvoidanceDependentSocialization
Extrusion Of Child From HouseholdDependentSocialization
Socialization By Parents And Descent Group MembersIndependentSocialization

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and descent group members in addition to extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance will be positively associated with the concept of joint liability.
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and non-members of a child's descent group in addition to no extrusion or brother-sister avoidance or rites of passage are positively associated with the concept of several liability
Cohen, Yehudi A."[Where] children are brought up by their parents and members of their descent group, and children are subjected to extrusion or brother-sister avoidance at first stage of puberty, joint [rather than several] liability will be found" (141)
Cohen, Yehudi A."If parents in a society try to bring up their children so that they will be anchored in the larger kin group instead of only within the family, . . . the rearing is shared by members of the children's descent group. . . . If the parents in a society try to bring up their children to be anchored within the family . . . these parents will have to insure that their children's upbringing remains principally in their own hands" (66-67)
Cohen, Yehudi A."[There is a] relationship between the agents of socialization and the presence or absence of unilineal descent groups and between [the latter] and experiences at the first stage of puberty [that is extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance]" (71)