Premarital Sex Relations
Associated Documents (2)
| Main Author | Published Year | Title | Document Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock, George Peter | Social structure | Book | |||
| Whiting, John W.M. | The duration of maidenhood across cultures | Article | |||
Associated Hypotheses (2)
| Main Author | Published Year | Hypothesis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock, George Peter | 1949 | "A relative eligible for marriage is likely to be a permissable sex object in advance of marriage, whereas a relative with whom marriage is forbidden tends to be ineligible also for premarital relations" (271-272) | |
| Whiting, John W.M. | 1986 | Shorter length of maidenhood and prohibition of premarital sex will be associated with patrilineal descent (293-4). |