HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Francization, Patrilineality, Monogamy
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Who bedded and wedded with whom in the categories in the colonies was never left to chance. --historian, ann stoler. Anglo - american marital ideals v. practices. Anglo- american marital ideals (and not so ideals) If you one flesh, your wife cannot testify against you. Appropriate before god and before the law. Parallel between government in the nation and families. King is the head of the country, husband is the head of the house. To my dear and loving husband by anne bradstreet, 1678. How women have to behave before they marry is different than how they behave after marriage. People are concerned about the balance in the relationship. Women become more open and gain their voice (privilege of speech) once she is married because she does not have to pretend. Update: william byrd is weird as fuck. He prays a lot even though he cheats and beats womens. He thinks that prayer will wipe away his sins.
