ADOLESCENT INITIATION CEREMONIES Schlegel, Alice, and Herbert Barry, III. 1979. Adolescent Initiation Ceremonies: A Cross-Cultural Code. ETHNOLOGY 18:199-210. Compiled with permission of Ethnology journal editors. STDS21.DAT Variables: 529-560 529. Occurrence: Boys 530. Occurrence: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent for both boys and girls 80 81 1 = Absent for specified sex only 39 17 2 = Present 63 85 531. Time: Boys 532. Time: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 120 100 2 = before genital maturation 13 9 3 = at first signs of genital maturation 18 11 4 = at genital maturation 6 57 5 = within one year after genital maturation 17 5 6 = later (up to 18 years) 8 1 533. Number of Concurrent Initiates: Boys 534. Number of Concurrent Initiates: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = Single 29 73 3 = Small group 7 6 4 = Large group 27 5 535. Duration of Ceremony: Boys 536. Duration of Ceremony: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = Short 28 36 3 = Medium 7 21 4 = Long 28 27 537. Number of Participants: Boys 538. Number of Participants: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 121 99 2 = Immediate family 7 40 3 = Local group 25 29 4 = Large group 29 15 539. Sexes of Participants: Boys 540. Sexes of Participants: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = Both sexes 12 11 3 = Partially limited to same sex as initiates 17 28 4 = Exclusively same sex as initiates 34 45 541. Primary Physical Components: Boys 542. Primary Physical Components: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = None 6 11 3 = Manipulations or activities 17 45 4 = Pain other than genital operation 20 21 5 = Genital operation 13 7 6 = Genital operation and other pain 7 - 543. Secondary Physical Components: Boys 544. Secondary Physical Components: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = Neither manipulations nor activities 15 20 3 = Activities 14 10 4 = Manipulation 9 26 5 = Both manipulations and activities 25 28 545. Primary Cognitive or Performance Components: Boys 546. Primary Cognitive or Performance Components: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = Symbolic only 20 15 3 = Learning skills, sharing secrets, or other 3 3 4 = Observing taboos 8 1 5 = Seclusion 7 9 6 = Both seclusion and observing taboos 18 54 7 = Fear 7 2 547. Secondary Cognitive or Performance Components: Boys 548. Secondary Cognitive or Performance Components: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 118 100 2 = Neither learning skills nor sharing secrets 43 60 3 = Sharing secrets 8 2 4 = Learning skills 4 11 5 = Both learning skills and sharing secrets 9 10 549. Primary Emic Interpretations: Boys 550. Primary Emic Interpretations: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 119 99 2 = None 4 5 3 = Status marker, physical change, or 41 75 behavior change 4 = Spiritual change 11 2 5 = Death-rebirth 7 2 551. Secondary Emic Interpretations: Boys 552. Secondary Emic Interpretations: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 118 100 2 = No status marker 8 8 3 = General status marker 17 25 4 = Status marker for adolescence or youth 14 12 5 = Status marker for full adulthood 25 38 553. Tertiary Emic Interpretations: Boys 554. Tertiary Emic Interpretations: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 118 100 2 = Neither physical nor behavior change 31 48 3 = Behavior change 10 12 4 = Physical change 12 16 5 = Both physical and behavior change 11 7 555. Primary Social Consequences: Boys 556. Primary Social Consequences: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 118 100 2 = None 19 32 3 = Familial integration, familial 14 20 independence, or other 4 = Heterosexual intercourse 8 25 5 = Same-sex bonding 17 3 6 = Both same-sex bonding and heterosexual 6 3 intercourse 557. Secondary Social Consequences: Boys 558. Secondary Social Consequences: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 118 100 2 = None 36 57 3 = Other 6 8 4 = Familial independence 13 9 5 = Familial integration 9 9 559. Principal Focus: Boys 560. Principal Focus: Girls * Boys Girls . = Missing data 4 3 0 = Absent 120 111 2 = Fertility 11 34 3 = Sexuality 10 18 4 = Valor 6 1 5 = Wisdom 7 1 6 = Responsibility 26 23 7 = Other 2 7