Length Of Postpartum Sex Taboo

Associated Documents (4)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Kitahara, MichioSignificance of the father for the son's masculine identity
Minturn, LeighCultural patterning of sexual beliefs and behavior
Eichler, MargritPower and sexual fear in primitive societies
Korotayev, Andrey V.Explaining current fertility dynamics in tropical Africa from an anthropological perspective: a ...

Associated Hypotheses (4)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Kitahara, MichioControlling on length of postpartum sex taboo, living quarter arrangements for co-wives are associated with circumcision of males at puberty (10).
Minturn, Leigh". . . the rape and homosexuality scales show no relationship to Whiting's measure of the length of the postpartum taboo" (309)
Eichler, Margrit"In cultures in which women contribute above the median to subsistence, the postpartum sex taboo will be shorter than in societies in which women contribute below the median to the subsistence of society" (1.5).
Korotayev, Andrey V.Polygyny will be positively associated with length of postpartum sex taboo (267).

Associated OCMs

  1. general sex restrictions
  2. postnatal care