Premarital Sex Norms: Cultural Interpretations in an Australian Aboriginal Community

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EthosVolume 15, Issue 2 p. 226-234 Free Access Premarital Sex Norms: Cultural Interpretations in an Australian Aboriginal Community VICTORIA K. BURBANK, VICTORIA K. BURBANK VICTORIA K. BURBANK is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.Search for more papers by this author VICTORIA K. BURBANK, VICTORIA K. BURBANK VICTORIA K. BURBANK is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1987 https://doi.org/10.1525/eth.1987.15.2.02a00040Citations: 6 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES Biernoff, D. 1974. Pre and Post European Design of Aboriginal Settlements: The Case of the Nunggubuyu of Eastern Arnhem Land. Man-Environment Systems 4: 273– 282. Broude, G. 1975. Norms of Premarital Sexual Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Study. Ethos 3: 381– 402. Broude, G. 1981. The Cultural Management of Sexuality. Handbook of Cross-Cultural Human Development ( R. Munroe, R. Munroe, and J. Whiting, eds.), pp. 633– 673. New York: Garland Press. Goodale, J. 1971. Tiwi Wives. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Hamilton, A. 1981. Nature and Nurture: Aboriginal Child-Rearing in North- Central Arnhem Land. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Murdock, G. 1964. Cultural Correlates of the Regulation of Premarital Sex Behavior. Process and Pattern in Culture: Essays in Honor of Julian H. Steward ( R. Manners, ed.), pp. 299– 410. Chicago: Aldine. Rose, F. 1960. Classification of Kin, Age Structure and Marriage Amongst the Groote Eylandt Aborigines. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag. Tindale, N. 192526. Natives of Groote Eylandt and of the West Coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Records of the South Australian Museum 3: 61– 102. Turner, D. 1974. Tradition and Transformation: A Study of Aborigines in the Groote Eylandt Area, Northern Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Turner, D. 1976. Levels of Organization and Communication in Aboriginal Australia. Tribes and Boundaries in Australia ( N. Peterson, ed.), pp. 180– 191. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Warner, W. 1937. A Black Civilization. New York: Harper. Citing Literature Volume15, Issue2June 1987Pages 226-234 ReferencesRelatedInformation