DANCEST 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Marital Power, Caribbean Community, Himalayas
Document Summary
Marriage is a cultural phenomenon that gives legal status to a union between two partners and any children they may produce. Monogamy is the practice of being married to one person at a time. Polygamy the practice of being married to more than one wife or husband at the same time. Polyandry the practice of a woman having several husbands (rare but found in the. Polygyny the practice of a man having several wives. There were 249793 heterosexual marriages in 2016, 1. 7% more than in 2015 but 1% fewer than 2014. There were 7019 same sex marriages in 2016. Less than 24% of all marriages in 2016 were religious ceremonies. 30th july was the most popular day to get married in 2016. Marriage rates for men and women aged 65+ have increased 32% for men and 78% for women in the past 20 years.
