This line of reasoning lead the researchers to develop the following hypothesis: as female economic dependence on male investment increases, so too should anti-promiscuity moralization. That is, men ...

Many believe that most people dislike individuals who have sex with a lot of partners—although one's definition of “a lot” is highly subjective. In study after study, promiscuous people are seen as ...

Everhart (The Road to Bittersweet) serves up a shocking tale of a reform school for “promiscuous” women in 1940s North Carolina. After 15-year-old Stella Temple is impregnated by her father, her ...