Female Initiation Rites

Associated Documents (7)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Ericksen, Karen PaigeFemale genital mutilations in africa
Stewart, Robert A. C.Cultural dimensions: a factor analysis of textor's a cross-cultural summary
Brown, Judith K.A cross-cultural study of female initiation rites
Brown, Judith K.A cross-cultural study of female initiation rites
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Adolescence Gender Separation
Textor, Robert B.A Cross-Cultural Summary: Polygyny
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Female Initiation Rites

Associated Hypotheses (13)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Ericksen, Karen PaigeInitiation rites are positively associated with excision (197)
Stewart, Robert A. C.Findings: A factor analysis of key dimensions to describe a given culture yielded 12 factors. Factor 2, "father-centered family", loaded highly and positively on patrilocal marital residence and bride price; patrilineal kin group; castes present; Circum-Mediterranean, with Afro-Asiatic linguistic affiliation; active high god; and subsistence by animal husbandry. Factor 2 loaded highly and negatively on painful female initiation rites (57)
Brown, Judith K.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)
Brown, Judith K.Female contribution to subsistence is positively associated with presence of female initiation rites (849)
Brown, Judith K."Female initiation rites will occur in those societies in which the young girl continues to reside in the home of her mother after marriage" (841)
Brown, Judith K."When women make a notable contribution to the subsistence activities of their society, female initiation rites are celebrated to assure the competence of the young girl" (849)
Brown, Judith K.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)
Brown, Judith K.The presence of female initiation rites will be associated with societies in which females make a significant contribution to subsistence activities
Textor, Robert B. Societies practicing female initiation rites will have medium or high rates of gender separation during adolescence (368, 382).
Textor, Robert B.In societies that practice female initiation rites, marriages will be polygynous and preferentially sororal (244, 382).
Textor, Robert B. Societies with female initiation rites will tend to separate females at menarche (380, 382).
Textor, Robert B. Societies where mother-son sleeping arrangements last longer than one year will tend to have female initiation rites (382, 316).
Textor, Robert B. Societies where the strength of menstrual taboos is high will tend to have female initiation rites (382, 396).

Associated OCMs

  1. puberty and initiation