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Puberty to marriage: a study of the sexual life of the native of Wogeo, New Guinea
Oceania • 16 (3) • Published In 1946 • Pages: 185-209 , plate
By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.
Abstract
This article contains the author's observations of the sexual life of the Wogeo. The native attitude toward sex, the acquisition of sexual knowledge among the children and adolescents, premarital and extramarital sexual relations, bond-friendship and its role in arranging liaisons, the concept of erotic beauty, theories regarding conception and pregnancy, sexual themes in myths and daily conversation, illegitimacy, perversion, and incest are among the topics covered in this source.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field Date
- 1934
- Coverage Date
- 1934
- Coverage Place
- Vokeo Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- By H. Ian Hogbin
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 38017490
- LCSH
- Vokeo Island (Papua New Guinea)