Sexually transmitted disease and gender roles: An index of cultural evolution

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The relationship between the spread of HIV/AIDS and several parameters of a nation's demography is empirically investigated. Three distinct cultural responses to the incidence HIV/AIDS are analyzed in three regions of the world, such as Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and a Muslim area stretching from Mauritania to Pakistan.

Europe, Public affairs, Subsaharan Africa, Labor Distribution by Employer, Analysis, Statistics, HIV patients, Sex role, Sex roles

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Restriction of sexual activity as a partial function of disease avoidance: a cultural response to sexually transmitted diseases

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A cross-cultural analysis of societal attitudes towards extramarital sexual relations is discussed. The authors examine the role of sexually transmitted diseases in shaping cultural values, arguing a community absent of sexually transmitted diseases have fewer taboos regarding extramarital sex and multiple sex partners.

World, Sexually transmitted diseases, Adultery, Promiscuity, Social norms

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Cross-cultural testing of intelligence

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This study compares the results from cross-cultural intelligence tests of children from India and the Netherlands. The research suggests the Dutch and Indian tests are comparable with regards to reliability, difficulty, predictive validity, and psychological meaning.

International, Statistical Data Included, Children, Intelligence tests

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