Interactions of Physical Maturation and Cultural Practice in Ontogeny: Kikuyu Adolescents

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Cultural AnthropologyVolume 2, Issue 1 p. 29-38 Free Access Interactions of Physical Maturation and Cultural Practice in Ontogeny: Kikuyu Adolescents Carol M. Worthman, Carol M. Worthman Department of Anthropology Emory UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Carol M. Worthman, Carol M. Worthman Department of Anthropology Emory UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1987 https://doi.org/10.1525/can.1987.2.1.02a00040Citations: 18AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Cited Berger, Peter L., and Thomas Luckmann 1966 The Social Construction of Reality. Garden City: Doubleday. Bettelheim, Bruno 1962 Symbolic Wounds: Puberty Rites and the Envious Male. New York: Collier Books. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and Anne C. Petersen eds. , 1983 Girls at Puberty. New York: Plenum. Fortes, Meyer 1958 Introduction. In The Developmental Cycle in Domestic Groups. J. Goody ed. , Pp. 1– 14. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Lee, P. A., and C. J. Migeon 1975 Puberty in Boys: Correlation of Plasma Levels of Gonadotropins (LH, FSH), Androgens (Testosterone, Androstenedione, Dehydroepiandrosterone and its Sulfate), Estrogens (Estrone and Estradiol) and Progestins (Progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone). Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 41: 556– 562. Lee, P. A., T. Xenakis, J. Winer, and S. Matsenbaugh 1976 Puberty in Girls: Correlation of Serum Levels of Gonadotropins, Prolactin, Androgens, Estrogens, and Progestins with Physical Changes. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 54: 241– 246. Marshall, W. A. 1978 The Relationship of Puberty to Other Maturity Indicators and Body Composition in Man. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. 52: 437– 443. Marshall, W. A., and J. M. Tanner 1969 Variations in the Pattern of Pubertal Changes in Girls. Archives of Disease in Childhood 44: 291– 303. Marshall, W. A., and J. M. Tanner 1970 Variations in the Pattern of Pubertal Changes in Boys. Archives of Disease in Childhood 45: 13– 23. Tanner, J. M. 1962 Growth at Adolescence. Oxford: Blackwell. Thorner, M. O., J. Round, A. Jones, D. Fahmy, G. V. Groom, S. Butcher, and K. Thompson 1977 Serum Prolactin and Oestradiol Levels at Different Stages of Puberty. Clinical Endocrinology 7: 463– 468. Turner, Victor 1967 Forest of Symbols. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. van Gennep, Arnold 1960 The Rites of Passage. M. Vizedom and G. Caffee trans. , Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Translation of Les Rites de Passage (Paris: Libraire Critique Emile Nourry, 1909). Whiting, J. W. M., and B. B. Whiting 1975 Children of Six Cultures: A Psycho-Cultural Analysis. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Worthman, C. M. 1986 Developmental Dyssynchrony as Normative Experience: Kikuyu Adolescents. In School-Age Pregnancy and Parenthood: Biosocial Dimensions. J. B. Lancaster and B. A. Hamburg eds. , Pp. 95– 112. New York: Aldine. Citing Literature Volume2, Issue1February 1987Pages 29-38 ReferencesRelatedInformation