CFD 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Polyamory
10 Jun 2018
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CFD CHAPTER 7: Marriage from social institution to private relationship
Marital Status: the changing picture
-marriage continues to be very important to Americans
Still public announcement to ones relatives and community
Proportion of Americans age 18+ who are married has declined significantly in the last 50 years,
72% in 1960.. to 49% in 2014
Also likely to be older at age of first marriage
One important reason for this shift is economic
-Marriage gap- disparity in marriage rates btwn the poor and the well-off
Legal Same Sex Marriage
(783,000)There were almost 800,000 same sex households in 2014; of these, about 25% are married
couples
The Netherlands became the first country to allow same sex marriage (in 2000). At least 20 other
countries have since followed suit
Same sex marriage became legal in the US in 2015
Polygamy
Polygamy has been illegal in the US since 1878, when the US Supreme Court rules that freedom to
practice the Mormon religion did not extend to having multiple wives
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints no longer permits polygamy
Some dissident Mormons follow the traditional teachings and take multiple wives
Polyamory
Polyamory refers to marriages in which one or both spouses retain the option to sexually love others in
addition to their spouse
Polyamorous spouses agree to openly acknowledge sexual relationships with others while keeping the
marriage relationship primary
The Polaor “oiet’s Childre Eduatioal Brah offers adie for polaorous parets ad
maintains a PolyFamily scholarship fund
Swinging
Swinging is a marriage arrangement in which couples exchange partners in order to engage in purely
recreational sex
Swingers often face the challenge of managing jealously, but they empathize what they see as the
positive effects, such as variety.
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Document Summary
Cfd chapter 7: marriage from social institution to private relationship. Marriage continues to be very important to americans. Still public announcement to ones relatives and community. Proportion of americans age 18+ who are married has declined significantly in the last 50 years, Also likely to be older at age of first marriage. One important reason for this shift is economic. (cid:862)marriage gap(cid:863)- disparity in marriage rates btwn the poor and the well-off. Legal same sex marriage (783,000)there were almost 800,000 same sex households in 2014; of these, about 25% are married couples. The netherlands became the first country to allow same sex marriage (in 2000). At least 20 other countries have since followed suit. Same sex marriage became legal in the us in 2015. Polygamy has been illegal in the us since 1878, when the us supreme court rules that freedom to practice the mormon religion did not extend to having multiple wives.
