Polygamous Families in Contemporary Society

Klappentext This groundbreaking book examines marital relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families. Zusammenfassung Social psychologist Irwin Altman and anthropologist Joseph Ginat examine husband-wife and wife-wife relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families. Using interviews and observations! they illustrate how husbands and wives in plural families cope with their complex lifestyle in various facets of everyday life. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Historical Background: 2. Mormon history 1830-1890: the early years; 3. Contemporary fundamentalist movements; 4. The people and their communities; Part II. Early Stages of Relationships: 5. Deciding to add a new wife to a family; 6. Courtship; 7. Wedding and marriage ceremonies; 8. Honeymoons; 9. Adjusting to a new marriage; Part III. Home Environments of Plural Families: 10. Living arrangements; 11. Wives and homes; 12. Husbands and homes; Part IV. Managing Everyday Life: 13. The rotation process: husbands and wives alone together; 14. Budget and resource management; 15. Celebrations; Part V. Social-Emotional Relationships: 16. Social-emotional relationships of husbands and wives; 17. Relationships between wives; 18. Family structure; 19. Parents and children; 20. Summing up; Appendices.

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• Authors: Irwin Altman, Irwin (University of Utah) Ginat Altman, Irwin Ginat Altman, Altman Irwin, Joseph Ginat, Ginat Joseph
• Assisted by: McMurrin Sterling M. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.1996
• EAN: 9780521561693
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56169-3
• No. of pages: 532
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Sociology: family and relationships