Adolescent initiation ceremonies: a cross-cultural code

Ethnology • Published In 1979 • Pages: 199-210 •

By Schlegel, Alice, Barry III, Herbert

Hypothesis

For all societies with initiation ceremonies, boys' ceremonies are positively associated with initiation in groups, having local/large group participation, or spiritual change.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Boys' Initiation Ceremonies	Independent	Puberty And Initiation
Group Initiation	Dependent	Puberty And Initiation
Local/large Group Participation In Initiation	Dependent	Puberty And Initiation
Spiritual Change	Dependent	Puberty And Initiation

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	2017	Harsh male initiation ceremonies will be associated with exogamy	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	2017	Harsh male initiation ceremonies will be associated with more polygyny	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barry III, Herbert	1980	Societies in which there is a large sex difference in the degree to which certain traits (obedience, industry, and responsibility) are emphasized in childhood will be positively associated with the occurrence of initiation ceremonies (139).	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1979	In societies with ceremonies for both sexes, boys' ceremonies are positively associated with painful procedures, ceremonies resulting in familial independence, and ceremonies focusing on fertility/sexuality.	`UNKNOWN`	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	2017	There will be an association between harsher male initiation ceremonies and same-sex bonding	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author