Fraternal Interest Groups

Associated Documents (6)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Ericksen, Karen PaigeFemale genital mutilations in africa
Ember, MelvinComparing explanations of polygyny
White, Douglas R.Causes of polygyny: ecology, economy, kinship, and warfare
Otterbein, Keith F.An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth: a cross-cultural study of feuding
Otterbein, Keith F.A cross-cultural study of rape
Paige, KarenThe politics of birth practices: a strategic analysis

Associated Hypotheses (8)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Ericksen, Karen PaigeStronger fraternal interst groups are positively associated with excision (196)
Ember, MelvinWhen controlling for pathogen stress and male mortality in war, fraternal interest groups will be positively associated with nonsororal polygyny
White, Douglas R.Fraternal interest groups will be positively associated with polygyny (p. 875).
Otterbein, Keith F.". . . societies with fraternal interest groups are more likely to have feuding than societies without fraternal interest groups" (1473)
Otterbein, Keith F.". . . societies with fraternal interest groups are more likely to have feuding than societies without fraternal interest groups" (1473-1474)
Otterbein, Keith F."If political complexity has any influence on feuding, there should be a higher correlation between presence of fraternal interest groups and feuding in societies with a low level of political integration than in societies [with] a high level of political integration" (1476)
Otterbein, Keith F.Fraternal interest groups will be positively associated with frequency of rape (429).
Paige, KarenFraternal interest groups will be negatively associated with the husband’s ritual involvement at birth (e.g. demonstation of couvade) (674).

Associated OCMs

  1. social relationships and groups
  2. sodalities
  3. mode of marriage
  4. residence