HST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nuclear Family, Puritans, Fornication
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Sarah bartman on display, large sex organs and buttocks (not intersex) Jane sharp- organ plays a role in arousing, functional, facilitates pregnancy (1. 3) Puritans and separatists dissenters in church of england. Protestants and rejected sex as sinful, could marry and have families. Nuclear family as commonwealth, mirrored state men head, others subordinate. Children witnessing sex, one bed, bonding experience, not secretive also neighbors viewed family orient . 3 men to every 2 women, sex ratio --- 1 to 4 men. Minister, children taught to wait till marriage, otherwise danger/die. Women sometimes threat to men for dangerous thirst for sex. Punishments for fornication, back lashes/ 7957 fine, move on afterwards. Mary clap, 6 kids under 24 yrs, duty to reproduce, 4 died. Society pro divorce to keep the peace and promote happy marriage. Marriage/divorce civil matter, not for church, simple agreement of parties. 9 divorces in 72 years in plymouth (legal but not frequent) ---- bigamy/desertion, cruelty.
