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Marriage and sexual adjustment in Guajiro society
Ethnology • 12 (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).
- 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