Social control that prevented premaritial sex in the pre-industrial era?

Well, there was never a time when premarital sex was totally prevented.





This particular cultural taboo originated from the fear of economic and social problems caused by unwanted pregnancy and also from the male's desire to insure that all progeny were his.





For some reason, in the past, men wanted a woman, their possession, to be totally theirs; and virginity upon marriage provided the illusion that she was.





Of course, we now all understand the fallacy in that line of thought.Social control that prevented premaritial sex in the pre-industrial era?
Almost 75% of the children born in the US were born before the marriage of their parents before 1800.Social control that prevented premaritial sex in the pre-industrial era?
I am a firm believer that Religous belief, faith and examples set out by elders helped. Because we r all human however, I understand most folks marring were not engaged for any length of time. I can tell you that girls in (fmr.) Yugoslavia were encouraged to marry asap. As young as they could for alot of reasons. My gramma told me she hated to be in the company of boys for fear that someone would arrange a marrage 4 her! Love %26amp; sex make the world go round!

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