PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Civil Marriage Act, Monogamy, Incest Taboo
30 Aug 2019
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Making change in status and role among all family members. Marriage functions: social, legal and religious recognition of commitment to one another. Marriage rates decline and divorced or never married increase. Marriage forms: cohabitation is increasing and mixed unions are on the rise. Marriage (prohibited degrees) act: identifies who you can"t marry. Civil marriage act: union of 2 people to exclusion of all others. Monogamy: married to 1 person at a time. Serial monogamy: married more than once but not at same time. Polygamy: 1 person married to multiple people at once. Laws in canada don"t restrict bile ifs but do some practices. Encourages patriarchy, devalues women, violates women"s right to be free from discrimination. Sororal polygyny: one man married to several wives who are sisters. Fraternal polyandry: one woman married to several brothers. Cohabitation: increasing, live together but not legally married. Distinctive alternative to marriage in quebec, increasingly common for those who enter 2nd union.
