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Marriage and sexual adjustment in Guajiro society

Ethnology12 (2) • Published In 1973 • Pages: 153-161

By: Watson, Lawrence Craig.

Abstract
On the basis of a previous study dealing with Guajiro sexual socialization (Watson 1972), one would be led to predict that the harsh effects of severe training in this system, by creating 'negative sexual fixation,' would lay the basis for subsequent problems of sexual adjustment for the woman in the marital relationship. In actual fact, however, the sexual demands with which she must contend when she marries do not produce the anticipated conflict and anxiety, and evidence of positive sexual adaptation exists. This paper, in addressing itself to this problem, will attempt to (1) delineate some of the principal aspects of female sexual behavior in marriage and (2) account for the apparent discrepancy between the success achieved in marital sexual adjustment and the negative character of prior training in this area. Possible explanations for the unexpected adult behavior will be considered (p. 153).
Subjects
Sexuality
Sexual intercourse
Sex training
Family relationships
culture
Goajiro
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
South America
Sub Region
Northwestern South America
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2011
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Northern Colombia; Northwestern Venezuela, South America
Notes
Lawrence C. Watson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161)
LCCN
64005713
LCSH
Goajiro Indians