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with th e birth of th e man 's first child. Thus, rh e birrh o f a child is the
marker for full adul thood.
Of these measures the first is the most successful, while the third has not
provento be a deterrent to the highly motivated youngster (Ford and Beach,
1951: 183-184 ). One of the means restrictive societies use to ensure control
of youngsters' sexuality is by pl a inga value on fernale virginity. Sorne may
even ha ve tests of this virginity rhrough demonstrations of bloodied cloth or
defloration ceremonies (Ford and Beach, 1951: 186, also Delaney, 1991).