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Polygyny, or one man having several wives, is the preferred marriage pattern in most parts of the nonwestern world although most men cannot afford more than one wife. Polyandry, in which one woman has more than one husband, is quite rare in its classic form. Various types of plural marriage such as these are surfacing in western countries as viable alternatives and positive options to economic and spiritual crisis. Kilbride explores these new varieties of "family" as he finds them in the United States among Mormons, African-Americans, and New Age spiritual communes. His comparisons with European and African practices shed light on the renewed possibility of security and caregiving for our dependent generation who are at risk and who are suffering from fractured family relationships around the globe.
About the Author
PHILIP L. KILBRIDE is Professor of Anthropology at Bryn Mawr College, where he has taught for 25 years. He has coauthored Changing Family Life in East Africa (1990) and Encounters with American Ethnic Culture (1990).
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Plural Marriage for Our Times: A Reinvented Option?,Philip L. Kilbride,Bergin & Garvey Paperback,0897893158,Anthropology - General,Family,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,General,Marriage,Polygamy,Social Science,Sociology,Sociology - Marriage & Family,United States,Anthropology,Family & relationships,Social Science / Anthropology / General,USA
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