Kin Group

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Pregnancy
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Premarital Sexual Relations
Textor, Robert B.A Cross-Cultural Summary: Adolescent Peer Groups
Textor, Robert B. A Cross-Cultural Summary: Male Initiation Rites

Associated Hypotheses (4)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Textor, Robert B. Societies desiring children more will tend to have patrilineal or double-descent kin groups rather than matrilineal (282, 190).
Textor, Robert B. There will tend to be kin groups that are not solely patrilineal in societies freely permitting or with weak punishments for premarital sexual relations (390, 186).
Textor, Robert B.Societies where the kin group is patrilineal or double-descent, instead of matrilineal, will have adolescent peer groups present in public gatherings (362, 190).
Textor, Robert B. In societies where the kin group is patrilineal or double-descent over matrilineal, male genital operations will be a part of initiation rites (379, 190).

Associated OCMs

  1. kin groups
  2. rule of descent