Subsistence variables: a comparison of textor and sauer

Societies with roots and tubers (versus cereals) will tend to observe initiation rites for girls (161-162).

Societies whose major subsistence crop is roots or tubers tend to observe initiation rites for girls, where as cultivators of cereals do not.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher’s exact test	Supported	p<.05	.0354	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Agricultural Product	Independent	Tillage
Initiation Rite For Girls, Observance Of	Dependent	Puberty And Initiation

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Brown, Judith K.	1963	The presence of female initiation rites will be associated with societies in which girls stay in the domestic unit with their mothers 50% or more (matrilocal or bilocal societies)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1979	In societies with ceremonies for one sex, girls' ceremonies (as opposed to boys) will be negatively associated with initiation prior to genital maturation, undergoing genital operation or experienceing same-sex bonding.	`UNKNOWN`	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barry III, Herbert	1996	In societies with high permissiveness, child participation in adult activities is negatively associated with initiation ceremonies for adolescent girls (359)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Brown, Judith K.	1963	Societies in which girls remain in the domestic unit with their mothers 50 percent or more (matirlocal or bilocal) are positively associated with presence of female initiation rites (840)	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barry III, Herbert	2005	Sexual permissiveness for girls is positively associated with hereditary leadership (8)	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author