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Puberty to marriage: a study of the sexual life of the native of Wogeo, New Guinea

Oceania16 (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.
Subjects
Ornament
Friendships
Ingroup antagonisms
Sexual stimulation
Kinship regulation of sex
Premarital sex relations
Illegitimacy
Sex training
Adolescent activities
culture
Wogeo
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)