YUROK (North-American Natives)
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Erikson[1][122] (p87-8) observed that “[…] sex as
such is viewed with leniency and some humor.
Masturbation, for example, is admitted, but said to yield to a mild
discouraging attitude. The Yurok do not expressly
approve of, nor are they insensitive to, the habits of self-indulgence which
have so prominent a place in the clinical complaints of parents in our
culture. […] In adolescence, when the relationship to the opposite sex
becomes important, the young
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. Last revised: Sept 2004 |
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[1][122] Erikson, E. H. (1943-43) Observations on the Yuok: childhood and world image,