Hypotheses
- "Duration of post partum sex taboo is correlated with intensity of sex anxiety" (81)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "[There is a] positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and the variable totemism with food taboos" (164)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "Extensiveness of menstrual taboos . . . correlates positively with the duration of the post partum sex taboo" (97)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "Duration of the long post partum sex taboo [has almost zero correlation with] intensity of fear of others" (171)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "There is some tendency for the long post partum sex taboo societies to be high on severity of sex training" (77)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "[There is a] strong correlation between the long post partum sex taboo and change of residence [for adolescent boys]" (78)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "In a few primitive societies . . . women's breasts are not even considered sexual stimuli. These tend to be the long post partum ex taboo societies" (81)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [brother-sister] avoidance" (132)Stephens, William N. - Kin-avoidance, 1962 - 2 Variables
The authors test the male Oedipus complex hypothesis with a prediction suggesting that the scale of kin-avoidance is related to "a phobic attitude towards incest" (129).
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [son's wife] avoidance" (132)Stephens, William N. - Kin-avoidance, 1962 - 2 Variables
The authors test the male Oedipus complex hypothesis with a prediction suggesting that the scale of kin-avoidance is related to "a phobic attitude towards incest" (129).
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "There is a negative correlation between diffusion of nurturance and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (100)Stephens, William N. - The oedipus complex: cross-cultural evidence, 1962 - 2 Variables
The author attempts to test the "Oedipus-complex" hypothesis--the psychoanalytic idea that under certain conditions (such as the long-post partum sex taboo) males are sexually attracted to their mothers and as a consequence certain fears and anxiety are generaated. The hypothesis is tested at the societal-level using ethnographic data.
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