Frequency Of Homosexuality

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Minturn, LeighCultural patterning of sexual beliefs and behavior
Barber, NigelEcological and psychosocial correlates of male homosexuality: a cross-cultural investigation

Associated Hypotheses (6)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Minturn, Leigh"Marriages tend to be arranged where homosexuality is accepted and frequent" (307)
Minturn, Leigh"As predicted, societies which favor homosexuality and have frequent homosexuality are high on the sexual anxiety scale" (308)
Minturn, Leigh"Societies in which homosexuality is a relatively accepted form of behavior for men have a higher incidence of homosexuality than do societies in which such behavior is condemned" (308)
Minturn, Leigh"Societies having male genital mutilations as part of the initiation ceremonies condone or encourage homosexuality. . . . They also have more frequent homosexuality . . . and severely punish rape" (309)
Minturn, Leigh". . . the rape and homosexuality scales show no relationship to Whiting's measure of the length of the postpartum taboo" (309)
Barber, NigelSocieties where ancestral hunting and gathering is the predominant subsistence mode will be negatively associated with the frequency of homosexuality (389).

Associated OCMs

  1. homosexuality