Sexual equality and romantic love: a reanalysis of rosenblatt's study on the function of romantic love

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 33 • Published In • Pages: 265-277 •
By de Munck, Victor C., Korotayev, Andrey V.

Abstract

Based on work by Rosenblatt (1966), this article tests a hypothesis relating sexual freedom to romantic love. Findings suggest a relationship between premarital and extramarital sexual permissiveness equality for women and men and romantic love.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)Other Researchers
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)Other ResearchersBroude and Greene 1979, codes on sex

Hypotheses (6)

HypothesisSupported
Societies in which premarital sex and/or adultery are permitted for both genders will be positively associated with romantic love as a basis for marriage (268).Supported
Romantic love is positively associated with allowance of premarital sex (270).Supported
Romantic love is positively associated with extramarital sex allowance (270).Not supported
Romantic love is positively associated with extramarital sex allowance for women (271).Not supported
Romantic love is negatively associated with extramarital sex prohibition for women (272).Supported
Romantic love is negatively associated with extramarital sex prohibition for both men and women (272).Marginally supported
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