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Childhood association, sexual attraction, and the incest taboo: a Chinese case

American antrhopologist • 68 • Published In 1966 • Pages: 883-898

By: Wolf, Arthur P..

Abstract
This source, based on data from a Chuanchou village, examines anthropological theories of the incest taboo. Of greatest interest to the author is the sim-pua form of marriage in which the prospective bride is adopted as a child into the home of the groom. This is not a popular form of marriage, though it is common. The author concludes that '...responses of these couples to marriage and sexual relations support the psychological view of the effects of intimate association on sexual attraction and thereby challange the basis of most sociological and biological explanations of the incest taboo'.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Sociocultural trends
Regulation of marriage
Mode of marriage
Nuptials
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1983
Field Date
1958-1960
Coverage Place
Village of Hsiachichou (Ch'i-chou) in southwestern part of Taipei Hsien, Hai-shan region
Notes
Arthur P. Wolf
Includes bibliographical references (p. 898)
LCCN
17015424
LCSH
Marriage--Taiwan