Post-partum sex taboos

Paideuma • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In 1967 • Pages: 143-147 •

By Murdock, George Peter

Abstract

This article examines two hypotheses concerning the length of the post-partum sex taboo. Analysis suggests that both animal husbandry (with consumption of domestic animals’ milk) and monogamy (which restricts men’s options for sexual partners) are inversely associated with the length of the post-partum sex taboo.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Other	Combination

Hypotheses (2)
Hypothesis	Supported
"The first hypothesis tested is that societies which practice animal husbandry and consume the milk of their domestic animals will tend to observe, on the average, a shorter post-partum sex taboo than those which do not" (144)	Supported
"Specifically, the institution of polygyny, by providing alternative sexual outlets for married men with lactating wives, might well make a prolonged post-partum taboo more tolerable to adult males than in societies lacking such an alternative . . ." (145)	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas Amelia Piazza

Post-partum sex taboos

Paideuma • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In 1967 • Pages: 143-147 • Cite

By Murdock, George Peter

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (2)

Paideuma • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In 1967 • Pages: 143-147 •