Kin-avoidance

"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [brother-sister] avoidance" (132)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.01	`UNKNOWN`	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Duration Of Postpartum Taboo	Independent	General Sex Restrictions, Postnatal Care
Severity Of Brother-sister Avoidance	Dependent	Family Relationships

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Nerlove, Sara	1967	There will be a relationship "between a long postpartum sex taboo and brother-sister avoidance" (185)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [son's wife] avoidance" (132)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"We predicted a positive correlation between duration of the post partum sex taboo and severity of [mother-in-law] avoidance" (132)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Nerlove, Sara	1967	"Brother-sister avoidance patterns will be significantly associated with the presence of a primary cross-parallel component in sibling terminology" (184)	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Cohen, Yehudi A.	1964	Socialization by parents and members of child's descent group (vs. by parents and nondescent group members) will be positively associated with extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author