A history of marriage systems
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A history of marriage systems
（Contributions in family studies, no. 13）
Greenwood Press, 1988
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Bibliography: p. [345]-378
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Readers seeking a historical and cross-cultural treatment of marriage and the family will not be disappointed by this book. A readable and comprehensive account of marriage, rich in colorful social history, Quale's work excels in the comparison of lines of development among the foremost cultures of the world. Particularly impressive in this regard is her treatment of the Eastern civilizations and how these differed from what demographic historians have come to call the `West European pattern' of marriage....Although written as a history, this book should be of interest to students of the family in the social sciences. While it is not a path-breaking work in the sense of providing significant novel conceptual or theoretical insights, it skillfully incorporates theoretical and empirical contributions from a multitude of disciplines. It devotes considerable attention to contemporary trends and consistently relates the institution of the family to the overall socioeconomic, political, and demographic contingencies within society....Quale has written an important book that contains a wealth of useful informaton and deserves serious consideration for use in graduate and undergraduate instruction.
Journal of Marriage and the Family
This is the first general worldwide history of marriage systems. Though it is comprehensive, it also uses contemporary American trends to illustrate broader tendencies in significant and sometimes dramatic ways. After going back to the earliest generations of human life to seek the roots of why and how human beings came to marry, it explores the various points in family life at which marriages are made, dissolved, and remade. It treats marriage systems as a basis for understanding how not only families, but whole societies operate. The functioning of a marriage system is perceived to be fully related to the overall economic and political situation within which families and individuals must make their way. The overall situation is looked at in a historical context, reflecting a condition of constant change. Quale traces the gradual modifications in patterns through the rise of agriculture and herding into commercial-urban societies and on to contemporary industrial-commercial life, comparing lines of development in the major regions of the world.
目次
Preface Relationships Among Marriage Rules, Kinship Rules, and Socioeconomic Conditions: A Hypothesis of the Spiral-like Development of Marriage Systems Practical Realities: The Functions of Incest Taboos, Social Replacement Considerations, and Ages at Marriage and Death, in the Development of Marriage Systems From Consortship to Marriage: Some Hypotheses Concerning Early Marriage Patterns, Based on Hunter-Gatherer and Primate Life Marriage in the Transition to Agriculture and Pastoral Herding: General Considerations and Early Developments Marriage in Agricultural Societies: From Early Mesopotamia to Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific Marriage in Pastoral-Herding Societies Marriage in Commercializing and Urbanizing Societies: Background and General Considerations Marriage in Commercializing and Urbanizing Societies: The Europe-Middle East-Asia Realm Marriage in Industrial-Commercial Societies: Background and General Considerations Marriage in Industrial-Commercial Societies: Europe Marriage in Societies Moving Toward Industrialization and Commercialization: The Middle East, Asia, and Africa Marriage in Industrial-Commercial Societies: The Western Hemisphere and the Pacific Conclusion Bibliography Index
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