VARIETIES OF SEXUAL EXPERIENCE Suzanne G. Frayser. 1985. Varieties of Sexual Experience. HRAF Press. These data are reprinted with permission of the author and the publisher. (c) Human Relations Area Files, Inc. STDS44.DAT Variables 941 - 960 941. Personal restrictions on pregnancy. Ranked according to the degree of segregation from social contacts that is involved 134 . = Missing Data 7 0 = Some information, but insufficient to code 3 1 = No modification is reported 2 2 = She modifies the usual garments she wears and/or the usual care of her body, e.g., she wears more loosefitting garments, wears amulets to ward off evil spirits, pays special attention to cleanliness, etc 11 3 = She modifies the use of her sensory apparatus, e.g., she avoids hearing, seeing, or touching certain things 17 4 = She modifies her diet, e.g., she avoids eating certain foods 5 5 = She modifies her usual domestic or economic duties, e.g., she does not cook she has someone else care for the children 4 6 = She modifies her suaul mobility, e.g., she should not leave the settlement, she avoids certain places 2 7 = Her usual social relations and/or living arrangements are modifies, e.g., she may not sleep where she usually does, she cannot be near certain people, she must not behave in the usual manner 1 8 = She modifies her participation in social groups and activities, e.g., religious events [Note: only the first of several items ranked are indicated in this code. Full appraisal would require all these items to be consulted. This item was omitted from the punched-card version and added later.] 942. Purpose of pregnancy restrictions: Ranked according to the extensiveness of the social harm that may result from a woman not modifying her behavior along the expected lines. The code should indicate which person(s) the restrictions are most concerned with protecting 146 . = Missing Data 13 1 = They are to prevent harm to the baby 4 2 = They are to prevent harm to the mother, e.g, illness, difficult delivery 21 3 = They are to prevent harm to the baby and the mother, e.g., miscarriage, attacks from the spirits, etc 2 4 = They are to prevent harm to anyone with whom she comes in contact and/or the social group of which she is a part, e.g., to prevent failure of the crops, to prevent an epidemic 943. Special segregation at birth: Location of the woman when she gives birth: where the birth of the first child takes place. Ranked according to the degree of segregation in or from her ordinary dwelling when the woman gives birth 139 . = Missing Data 1 1 = No special place is prepared for the birth of the child; the woman gives birth wherever she happens to be 10 2 = The woman gives birth in the dwelling where she usually resides, but no special partitions are set up 11 3 = The woman gives birth in the dwelling where she usually resides but in a partitioned or otherwise demarcated area or room 2 4 = The woman gives birth in an area near the dwelling where she usually resides, e.g., under the dwelling, in a lean-to near the dwelling 4 5 = The woman does not give birth in a special dwelling but in a place outside of the area where most social activity occurs, e.g., on the fringes or outside of the dwelling area 11 6 = The woman gives birth in a structure explicitly constructed for the purpose, e.g., a birth hut 1 7 = The woman does not give birth in her usual residence but in the dwelling of an affinal relative 7 8 = The woman does not give birth in her usual residence but in the dwelling of a consanguineal relative 944. Residence of the new parents at the birth of their first child 130 . = Missing Data 15 1 = Temporary matrilocality 11 2 = Permanent matrilocality 2 3 = Ambilocality 4 4 = Neolocality 24 5 = Patrilocality 945. Purpose of personal birth restrictions. Each category indicates why the taboos and restrictions on a woman's personal behavior are imposed after she bears a child Ranked according to the degree that the restrictions affect other people 148 . = Missing Data 13 1 = Restrictions are imposed on her to promote the well-being of her child, e.g., she is cared for so that she can produce milk for the baby 4 2 = Restrictions are imposed on her to prevent harm to her and/or to promote her well-being, e.g., other people prepare and bring her food, she does not work, she is indulged 14 3 = Restrictions are imposed to prevent harm to her and her baby 7 4 = Restrictions are imposed on her to prevent harm to those with whom she comes in contact and/or to prevent harm to her social group 946. Duration of personal birth restrictions. Each category specifies a period of time after birth before the woman resumes her usual domestic and economic activities 132 . = Missing Data 5 0 = Some information, but insufficient to code 21 1 = 0-7 days 14 2 = 8-14 days 6 3 = 15-30 days 6 4 = 31-60 days 3 5 = more than two months [This item was omitted from the punched-card version and added later.] Celebration of birth: The degree of social concern with the birth of a child as indicated by the amount of celebration after the birth and the extent of social participation in it. The codes apply to the largest social class and exclude such particular occasions as the celebratino of multiple births or the birth of an heir to a king. Coded for the first born if there is a difference in treatment for different births. Coded for the desired sex if there is a difference for males and females 947. Type of birth celebration 132 . = Missing Data 4 1 = There is no celebratin for the mother or child after birth 5 2 = There is no celebration after birth, but people do come to visit, offer congratulations, etc 21 3 = There is a minor celebration after the birth, e.g, a small meal, a few drinks, etc 9 4 = There is a moderate amount of celebration after the birth, e.g., a feast, dancing 15 5 = There is an elaborate celebration after the birth, e.g., elaborate feasting, dancing, many rites performed 948. When the birth celebration occurs 139 . = Missing Data 4 0 = Some information, but insufficient to code 20 1 = Immediately or a few days after delivery 1 2 = After the mother comes out of confinement 14 3 = When the baby is named or baptized 5 4 = When the baby and mother come out of confinement 3 5 = Other [This item was omitted from the punched-card version and added later.] 949. Participants in the birth celebration. The code indicates the most extensive group which participates in the celebration of birth. Ranked according to the extensiveness of the group 150 . = Missing Data 5 1 = No one is involved in a celebration 1 2 = The husband's family 7 3 = Friends and neighbors 1 4 = The wife's kin unit 8 5 = Friends of the H and W and "relatives" 6 6 = The wife's and husband's kin units or relatives of a group more extensive than the family 8 7 = The community or large social, group to which the H and W belong Children. This section deals with the ways in which childbearing is socially encouraged or curtailed 950. Preferred sex and number of children 139 . = Missing Data 1 1 = They want very few children, regardless of sex 19 2 = They prefer to have males rather than females, regardless of sex 7 3 = They prefer to have females rather than males, regardless of number 7 4 = Either sex is acceptable, e.g., the father wants a boy, the mother wants a girl, or they don't care as long as the child is healthy 13 5 = They prefer a large number of children, regardless of their sex Barrenness. This part deals with the amount of social stigma that a woman bears if she is incapable of producing children 951. Explanation of barrenness. Ranked according to the degree to which the woman is blamed for her barrenness 156 . = Missing Data 1 = Barrenness is regarded as the fault of a sterile or impotent husband 6 2 = Barrenness is regarded as an unfortunate physical condition that has befallen a woman through no fault of her own 7 3 = Barrenness is regarded as the fault of others who bear malice towards the woman, e.g., witches 7 4 = Barrenness is regarded as the fault of others who break taboos that have ramifications for her fertility 7 5 = Barrenness is regarded as the fault of supernatural forces or supernatural beings who are generally malevolent 1 6 = Barrenness is regarded as the fault of the woman who is being punished for committing some offense which is not sexual in nature 2 7 = Barrenness is regarded as punishment to a woman who has committed some sexual offense, e.g., adultery, incest [Note: only the first of several items ranked are indicated in this code. Full appraisal would require all these items to be consulted.] 952. Penalties for barrenness. Ranked according to the severity of the penalty the woman incurs if she is barren 134 . = Missing Data 1 1 = No penalties are reported 13 2 = Remedies are actively sought to correct the condition, e.g., amulets, potions, ceremonies 12 3 = Provision is made for a child by adoption for fosterage 7 4 = Provision is made for a child by the husband taking an additional wife to bear children or by the wife getting another woman to bear children for her husband 15 5 = The woman's husband can or does divorce her 4 6 = The woman is ostracized because she has no children, e.g., jokes are made about her. She is given a subsidiary role in domestic tasks [Note: only the first of several items ranked are indicated in this code. Full appraisal would require all these items to be consulted.] 953. Contraception: knowledge and use of means to prevent the conception of children. Ranked according to the degree to which the responsibility for contraception devolves upon the woman 145 . = Missing Data 9 1 = No contraception is known about or used 3 2 = Contraception is present, but there is no information on the method 1 3 = There is a rudimentary form of contraception, e.g., abstention when the woman is thought most likely to conceive, coitus interruptus 12 4 = Contraception is present by implication, e.g., a long post-partum sex taboos or abstention while nursing 4 5 = There is a long post-partum sex taboos and rudimentary contraception 3 6 = There is a long post-partum sex taboos and the woman practices some intentional form of contraception 9 7 = The woman is primarily responsible for contraception, e.g., she has knowledge of rites she can perform to prevent offspring or she has knowledge of rites she can perform to prevent offspring or she swallows a drug 954. Social approval for Abortion: approval of and rationale for action taken to prevent the birth of a child by expelling the fetus before it is viable. Ranked according to the amount of social disapproval towards abortion 139 . = Missing Data 17 1 = Abortions occur, but there is no information on frequency 12 2 = Abortions are permitted and occur frequently 3 = Abortions are permitted and occur infrequently 9 4 = Abortions are disapproved of but do occur. If they are infrequent and there is no information on approval, code in this category 9 5 = Abortions are strongly disapproved of and occur rarely or never 955. Rationale for abortions: If there is more than one reason, indicate the most frequent reason first on the code sheet, second, etc. up to four important reasons. Ranked according to the degree to which social rather than personal considerations lead to the abortion 152 . = Missing Data 7 1 = No abortions 6 2 = Concern for the psychological or pgysical state of the mother, e.g., she does not want more children, she is concerned about her beauty, or she does not want to lose her husband 3 3 = Revenge, e.g., the woman is angry with her husband 3 4 = Concern for the child's welfare, e.g., the mother is nursing another which would leave no milk for another, or the couple cannot afford more children 9 5 = The child was conceived out of wedlock 4 6 = The child was conceived in an illicit sexual relationship, e.g., adulterous, incestuous, or with a man of the wrong social class or ethnic group 1 7 = Other Infanticide. This part deals with the approval of and rationale for killing an infant after he is born 956. Social approval. Ranked according to the amount of social disapproval incurred if infanticide occurs 146 . = Missing Data 19 1 = Infanticide occurs, but there is no information on frequency 3 2 = Infanticide is permitted and occurs frequently 4 3 = Infanticide is permitted and occurs infrequently 5 4 = Infanticide is disapproved of but does occur. If it occurs, and there is no information on approval, code here 10 5 = Infanticide is disapproved and does not occur 957. Rationale for infanticide. Each category indicates a reason for which an infant might be killed. Ranked according to the degree to which social rather than personal reasons lead to the infanticide 147 . = Missing Data 8 1 = No infanticide 4 2 = The mother's welfare, e.g., she does not want more children, she is afraid of losing her charms, etc 1 3 = Revenge, e.g., due to argument with husband 2 4 = Concern for the child's welfare, e.g., the couple cannot support more children or there is ni one to suckle the child 7 5 = The child was born in an unusual position, exhibited some unusual behavior or physical trait at birth, or was deformed, e.g., hair was already present on the child, or the child was born feet first 8 6 = The child was one of a multiple birth 2 7 = The child was a female 6 8 = The child was born of an illicit sexual relationship, i.e., premarital, adulterous, or incestuous 1 9 = Other III. Sexual Relations and their Social Context. This section deals with sexual relations from two perspectives. The first focuses on intercourse and the restrictions that are placed on it. The second focuses on marriage as the most common context within which intercourse and childbearing occur 958. Restrictions on the occasion of intercourse. Each category specifies an occasion when intercourse is proscribed or strongly preferred not to take place. Ranked according to the degree to which the occasion for intercourse is tied to a social rather than n individual state or activity 130 . = Missing Data 2 1 = It cannot occur during menstruation 16 2 = It cannot occur for some period after childbirth whether because of nursing or a postpartum sex taboo and/or during pregnancy 12 3 = It cannot occur during mensturation and after childbirth and/or during pregnancy 3 4 = It cannot occur before, during, or after life cycle events, e.g., after the death of a spouse or at initiation 5 = Other 4 6 = It cannot occur before, during, and/or after a military expedition 11 7 = It cannot occur before, during and/or after a major economic activity and/or a manufacturing operation 6 8 = It cannot occur before, during and/or after a ritual program of some sort, e.g., days of abstinence of power seeking 3 9 = It cannot occur before, during and/or after non-life cycle ceremonial events, e.g., harvest festivals [Note: only the first of several items ranked are indicated in this code. Full appraisal would require all these items to be consulted.] 959. Extensions of the incest taboo. Each category specifies an extension of the incest taboo beyond the nuclear family. Ranked according to the degree to which the emphasis is on nonkinship considerations. The coding should indicate the focus of the strongest extension of the incest taboo 144 . = Missing Data 5 1 = No extension beyond the nuclear family is reported. Note in the comments if the strongest prohibition in the family is Br- Si, Mo-So, or Fa-Dau 2 2 = Bilateral extensions by cross or parallel cousins 17 3 = Bilateral extension by degree of cousinage from ego 1 4 = Other 9 5 = Matrilineal extensions, with our without other bilateral extensions 7 6 = Patrilineal extensions, with our without other bilateral extensions 1 7 = Extensions based on nonkinship considerations, e.g., ritual bonds, household composition, locality, or social class 960. Violation of the incest taboo. Ranked according to the extent of the consequences of violating the incest taboo 157 . = Missing Data 8 1 = None or mild punishment, e.g., ostracism or a fine 3 2 = Moderate punishment, e.g., offenders meet with misfortune such as sickness or bad luck 9 3 = Severe punishment, e.g., death, barrenness, or expulsion from the community 5 4 = Punishment to others than the offenders, e.g., their family or kin group 1 5 = Punishment to the total social group, e.g., an epidemic or crop failure in the community 3 6 = Punishment that affects the offenders as well as their social group, i.e., category `2` or `3` in combination with `5` category