ANT 1101 Lecture 36: Sex_and_Marriage
30 Dec 2015
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A socially recognized union of two or more people. (hint: it is a universal method of regulating heterosexual intercourse by defining who is acceptable as a sexual partner and who is not. It also usually establishes social relationships that are the foundation for families and households. ) A mate selection factor that is very important around the world when romantic love is considered to be essential in selecting a potential husband or wife. The two main reasons that many societies around the world prefer arranged marriages. The percentage of societies in the world that allow a person to have complete sexual access to everyone who might be a potential sexual partner. The anthropological term for a rule prohibiting sexual intercourse with close relatives. The kind of societies that usually are most likely to prohibit sexual experimentation before marriage. (hint: think in terms of small-scale versus large-scale societies and those that encourage or discourage social inequalities. )
