ANTC15H3 Chapter : Wedding Bell Blues.docx
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There is a tendency to view heterosexual marriage as the norm, and so it becomes the last bastion of defense against homosexuality. There is a tendency to view female- headed households with suspicion, especially because they"re found in problematic contexts (i. e. areas of urban poverty or areas with high male emigration) Heteronormative marriage is the norm, and is informed by the idea of a dominant heterosexual man who becomes the focal point of kinship. Many argue that kinship is not dependent on marriage and perhaps marriage is an anthropological artifact. Holy points out that levi- strauss pointed out that certain forms of kinship are perpetuated through marriage, and borneman points out that marriage is still paradigmatic within anthro. Borneman points out that marriage creates married individuals and unmarried, noncohabiting others. He wants to replace marriage with forms of sexual intimacy and expression. Marriage is experienced differently by men and women.
