ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Incest, Nuclear Family, Pastoralism
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The argument that marriage should be defined as a union between a man and woman is problematic for several reasons. Marriage as union between individuals is a relatively recent phenomena- associated with industrial revolution and capitalism. Marriage is due to love is a modern phenomena that has almost started after the industrial revolution. Before that marriage had different importance to different cultures. Social institution that provides certain rights and responsibilities and creates social bonds. They pose restrictions on people to have sexual relationships with the person u are married to. Rights to the labor of the other. Establish a joint fund of property for children. Establish a socially significant relationship of affinity . Outside industrial societies, marriage often is more of a relationship between groups than just between individuals. Romantic love may exist, but it often subordinated to priorities of larger family / descent group. No single definition of marriage accounts for cross-cultural diversity in marriages.
