Patrilineal Kin Group

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Stewart, Robert A. C.Cultural dimensions: a factor analysis of textor's a cross-cultural summary
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Female Initiation Rites

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
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)
Textor, Robert B. Societies where the kin group is exclusively patrilineal will tend to have painful female initiation rites (383, 186).

Associated OCMs

  1. kin groups
  2. rule of descent