The establishment of identity in a social nexus: the special case of initiation ceremonies and their relation to value and legal systems

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 66 • Published In • Pages: 529-552 •
By Cohen, Yehudi A.

Hypothesis

Socialization by parents and non-members of a child's descent group in addition to no extrusion or brother-sister avoidance or rites of passage are positively associated with the concept of several liability

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.001T=.91UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Brother-sister Avoidance, Lack OfIndependentSocialization
Concept Of Several LiabilityDependentNONE
Extrusion From Household, Lack OfIndependentSocialization
Socialization By Parents And Non-members Of Descent GroupIndependentSocialization

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Cohen, Yehudi A.Socialization by parents and descent group members in addition to extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance will be positively associated with the concept of joint liability.
Cohen, Yehudi A."[Where] children are brought up by their parents and members of their descent group, and children are subjected to extrusion or brother-sister avoidance at first stage of puberty, joint [rather than several] liability will be found" (141)
Cohen, Yehudi A.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
Cohen, Yehudi A."If parents in a society try to bring up their children so that they will be anchored in the larger kin group instead of only within the family, . . . the rearing is shared by members of the children's descent group. . . . If the parents in a society try to bring up their children to be anchored within the family . . . these parents will have to insure that their children's upbringing remains principally in their own hands" (66-67)
Cohen, Yehudi A."[There is a] relationship between the agents of socialization and the presence or absence of unilineal descent groups and between [the latter] and experiences at the first stage of puberty [that is extrusion and/or brother-sister avoidance]" (71)