The function of male initiation ceremonies: a cross-cultural test of an alternative hypothesis

"When general polygyny and a male organization are both present, the absent-father family pattern is likely to occur" (387)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Goodman and Kruskal's Lambda	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	.42	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Exclusive Male Organization	Independent	Sodalities
Polygyny	Independent	Polygamy
Father, typically separated from	Dependent	Dwellings, Sleeping

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Marlowe, Frank W.	2000	Male aggressiveness was the strongest predictor of degree of polygyny, when tested against father-infant proximity, male contribution to subsistence, and male aggressiveness (55).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Marlowe, Frank W.	2000	Controlling for mode of subsistence and father-infant proximity, male contribution to subsistence is negatively correlated with degree of polygyny (p. 52-3).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Marlowe, Frank W.	2000	Controlling for mode of subsistence and male contribution, father-infant proximity (proxy for direct infant care) is negatively correlated with polygyny (p. 52).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Young, Frank W.	1962	"The two aspects of what may not be labeled 'absent-father family organization' have no empirical relation to initiation ceremonies when male solidarity is controlled" (386)	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kitahara, Michio	1976	Polygynous societies, where cowives and their children live in separate quarters, will be positively associated with male segregation at puberty (205-206)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author