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ArticleHuman nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.)2016

Disgust, Gender, and Social Change : Testing Alternative Explanations for the Decline of Cousin Marriage in Karo Society.

Geoff Kushnick, Daniel M T Fessler, Fikarwin Zuska

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Article in Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Geoff KushnickSchool of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia. geoff.kushnick@anu.edu.au.
Daniel M T FesslerCenter for Behavior, Evolution, & Culture, and Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1553, USA.
Fikarwin ZuskaDepartment of Anthropology, University of North Sumatra, Medan, SUMUT, 20155, Indonesia.
Australian National University · AUUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of North Sumatra · ID

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among the Karo of Indonesia, the frequency of matrilateral cross-cousin (impal) marriage has declined in recent decades. We conducted a vignette experiment to assess the contributions of a handful of factors in shaping this pattern. Surprisingly, we found that cosocialization of a hypothetical woman with her impal led to increased judgments of marriage likelihood and decreased feelings of disgust in male and female respondents (n = 154). We also found that females, more than males, judged impal marriage more likely when there were practical advantages. Finally, we found that younger men expressed more disgust in response to impal marriages than did older men, while women displayed an opposite but weaker reaction. This suggests the existence of gender-specific changes in attitudes toward the practice, indicating that a full understanding may require the application of sexual conflict theory. Our study illustrates the potential utility-and limitations-of vignette experiments for studying social change.

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AdultFamilyFemaleHumansIncestIndonesiaMaleMarriageMiddle AgedCousin marriageDisgustKaro BatakSexual conflictSocial changeWestermarck hypothesis

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PMID27405586
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