Male Genital Mutilations

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Minturn, LeighCultural patterning of sexual beliefs and behavior
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCross-Cultural Correlates of the Ownership of Private Property: Two Samples of Murdock's Data

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
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"Both rape and homosexuality show significant relationships with the custom of male genital mutilations during initiation ceremonies" (309)
Rudmin, Floyd WebsterCertain characteristics of societies will be significantly correlated in the same direction in both of Murdock's data sets.

Associated OCMs

  1. body alterations