Question

In a classic study of sexual behavior and culture, clellan ford and frank beach categorized societies into ____________ societies.

Answer 1

The correct answers are restrictive, semi-restrictive, and permissive.

Restrictive societies are those where children do not have any sort of sexual expression and where information about sex is kept hidden from them; such societies would be Murngin, Trukese, Ashanti, etc. In these societies, sexuality is not often discussed, especially at this young age.

Semi-restrictive societies are those where there are certain 'rules' as to what level of sexuality children and adolescents can be informed about and can express themselves, however, these 'rules' aren't so strict as when it comes to restrictive societies. An example of such a society could be the Alorese.

Permissive societies are those where people are quite open about their sexuality and freely and openly discuss such matters with children and adolescents. They are quite liberal about this and about sexual education of the youth. Such societies could be Hopi, Samoans, Yapese, etc.