Premarital Sex

Associated Documents (3)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Broude, Gwen J.Male-female relationships in cross-cultural perspective: a study of sex and intimacy
Prescott, James W.Body pleasure and the origins of violence
Legesse, AsmaromThe controlled cross-cultural test

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Broude, Gwen J.Male and female premarital sex will be associated with individual choice of marriage partners as well as lower divorce rates (177).
Prescott, James W."A society [is not likely to be] physically violent if it is physically affectionate toward its infants and tolerant of premarital sexual behavior" (13)
Legesse, Asmarom"Male age-grade systems will be positively associated with a relaxation of the rules governing masculine premarital sexual behavior" (527)

Associated OCMs

  1. premarital sex relations