Norms Of Premarital Sexual Behavior

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Ayres, BarbaraBride theft and raiding for wives in cross-cultural perspective
Ayres, BarbaraPregnancy magic: a study of food taboos and sex avoidances

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Ayres, Barbara"Table VI shows that there is no relationship between bride theft and norms of premarital sexual behavior. A high valuatin of virginity then, cannot be considered as a causal factor of any general importance" (244)
Ayres, Barbara"[There is] a relationship between norms of premarital sex behavior [as a measure of sex anxiety] and duration of the sex taboo during pregnancy. [Strict norms tend to result in long duration]" (122)

Associated OCMs

  1. premarital sex relations