Symbolic or not-so-symbolic wounds: the behavioral ecology of human scarification

Ethnology and Sociobiology Vol/Iss. 16 Published In Pages: 155-172
By Ludvico, Lisa Rose, Kurland, Jeffrey A.

Hypothesis

Male scarification will be positively associated with the presence of wound-opportunistic pathogens (161).

Note

This hypothesis was only supported in North America, likely due to low pathogen pressure in that region.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Kendall's tauPartially supportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
ScarificationDependentBody Alterations
Wound-opportunistic PathogensIndependentMorbidity