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“Handling of a child’s penis buy other
children or an adult is expected to have a calming effect” (Ravicz and Romney, 1969:p397)[1].
Children learn about conception “at an early age by asking about cattle that
are brought together for breeding purposes. There is little secrecy about the
matter although there may be some jesting by the men” (Romney and Romney,
1963:p634-5)[2].
“Socialization of various
kinds of sex behavior, including such things as
modesty and imitative sex play and masturbation, is handled in a rather
casual way during early childhood. There are no specific or severe rules
concerning any of these activities at the beginning of early childhood. […]
there is a gradual learning process regarding modesty during early childhood.
Masturbation and imitative sex play between small children are treated with
equal casualness. Parents and caretakers tend to be very permissive
concerning these activities at the beginning of early childhood and gradually
extinguish such activities, mainly through ridicule, toward the end of that
stage. The observations of these activities indicate that masturbation and
imitative sex play are not particularly common although by no means unusual”
(p659-60).
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. VolumeI. World Reference Atlas. 0.2 ed. 2004. Berlin:
Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology
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revised: Sept 2004
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