Female Premarital Sex Restrictions

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Martin, M. KayFemale of the species
Bourguignon, ErikaDiversity and homogeneity in world societies
Schlegel, AliceAdolescence: an anthropological inquiry
Apostolou, MenelaosIndividual Mate Choice in an Arranged Marriage Context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultura...

Associated Hypotheses (10)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Bourguignon, ErikaPremarital female sex restrictions will vary by world region (59).
Schlegel, AliceLater end of adolescence among girls will be positively associated with restrictions on premarital sex (113).
Schlegel, AlicePresence of marriage transactions will be positively associated with restrictions on female premarital intercourse (113).
Schlegel, AliceThe negative association between marriage transactions and permissiveness toward female premarital sex will be more likely in societies in which adolescence ends early (117).
Schlegel, AliceAdolescent girls' subordination to their mothers will be positively associated with restrictiveness of premarital sex norms (119).
Schlegel, AliceRestrictiveness of premarital sex norms for adolescent girls will be concordant with restrictiveness of premarital sex norms for adolescent boys (121).
Martin, M. KayPatrilateral emphasis in foraging groups (either patrilocality or patrilineal descent) will be positively associated with severity of premarital sex restrictions (188).
Martin, M. KayMatrilineal descent in horticultural groups will be negatively associated with severity of female premarital sex restrictions (247).
Apostolou, MenelaosArranged marriage will be positively associated with negative attitudes toward female premarital sex. (3)
Apostolou, MenelaosAgropastoral subsistence activity will be positively associated with negative attitudes toward female premarital sex. (3)

Associated OCMs

  1. gender status
  2. regulation of marriage
  3. sex and marital offenses
  4. premarital sex relations