Male Circumcision Ceremonies

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Munroe, Robert L.Male sex role resolutions

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Munroe, Robert L."Societies in which mothers are highly salient to their infants as a consequence of being carried in close contact should also perform male circumcision rites or practice the couvade or both as a method of resolving or expressing sex-identity conflict" (626).
Munroe, Robert L.Patrilocal residence will predict circumcision ceremonies and matrilocal residence will predict the couvade (626).
Munroe, Robert L.Societies with close mother-infant contact and patrilineage will practice male circumcision ceremonies. In societies with close mother-infant contact and without patrilineages, the couvade will be present (627).

Associated OCMs

  1. body alterations