Information for Taboo Duration One Year Or Longer on Explaining Human Culture

Taboo Duration One Year Or Longer

Main Author	Published Year	Title		Document Type	Number of Hypotheses
Stewart, Robert A. C.	1972	Cultural dimensions: a factor analysis of textor's a cross-cultural summary		Article	12	Cite Related Documents More By Author

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Stewart, Robert A. C.	1972	Findings: A factor analysis of key dimensions to describe a given culture yielded 12 factors. Factor 11, "postpartum sex taboo", loaded highly and positively on postpartum sex taboo lasts more than one year; grandparents and granchild are friendly equals; male initiation ceremonies at puberty; fear of human beings; observation of food taboos. Factor 11 loaded negatively on cousin marriage preferred or prescribed (63)	Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author